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msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_332678459#13_637854398 | Title: Questioning Techniques - Communication Skills From MindTools.com
Headings: Questioning Techniques
Questioning Techniques
Asking Questions Effectively
Open and Closed Questions
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Probing Questions
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Leading Questions
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Content: Gaining the interest or increasing the confidence of the person you're speaking with: " Have you used the IT Helpdesk?," " Did it solve your problem?," " What was the attitude of the person who took your call?" Probing Questions
Asking probing questions is another strategy for finding out more detail. Sometimes it's as simple as asking your respondent for an example, to help you understand a statement that they have made. At other times, you need additional information for clarification, "When do you need this report by, and do you want to see a draft before I give you my final version?" Or to investigate whether there is proof for what has been said, "How do you know that the new database can't be used by the sales force?" An effective way of probing is to use the 5 Whys method, which can help you quickly get to the root of a problem. Tip: | https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_88.htm |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_332678459#14_637855776 | Title: Questioning Techniques - Communication Skills From MindTools.com
Headings: Questioning Techniques
Questioning Techniques
Asking Questions Effectively
Open and Closed Questions
Funnel Questions
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Probing Questions
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Leading Questions
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Rhetorical Questions
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Using Questioning Techniques
More Tips:
Content: Sometimes it's as simple as asking your respondent for an example, to help you understand a statement that they have made. At other times, you need additional information for clarification, "When do you need this report by, and do you want to see a draft before I give you my final version?" Or to investigate whether there is proof for what has been said, "How do you know that the new database can't be used by the sales force?" An effective way of probing is to use the 5 Whys method, which can help you quickly get to the root of a problem. Tip: Use questions that include the word "exactly" to probe further: " What exactly do you mean by fast-track?" or "Who, exactly, wanted this report?" Probing questions are good for: Gaining clarification to ensure that you have the whole story and that you understand it thoroughly. | https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_88.htm |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_332678459#15_637857129 | Title: Questioning Techniques - Communication Skills From MindTools.com
Headings: Questioning Techniques
Questioning Techniques
Asking Questions Effectively
Open and Closed Questions
Funnel Questions
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Probing Questions
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Leading Questions
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Rhetorical Questions
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Using Questioning Techniques
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Content: Use questions that include the word "exactly" to probe further: " What exactly do you mean by fast-track?" or "Who, exactly, wanted this report?" Probing questions are good for: Gaining clarification to ensure that you have the whole story and that you understand it thoroughly. Drawing information out of people who are trying to avoid telling you something. Leading Questions
Leading questions try to lead the respondent to your way of thinking. They can do this in several ways: With an assumption – "How late do you think that the project will deliver?" This assumes that the project will certainly not be completed on time. | https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_88.htm |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_332678459#23_637866916 | Title: Questioning Techniques - Communication Skills From MindTools.com
Headings: Questioning Techniques
Questioning Techniques
Asking Questions Effectively
Open and Closed Questions
Funnel Questions
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Probing Questions
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Leading Questions
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Rhetorical Questions
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Using Questioning Techniques
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Content: Don't you love the way the text picks up the colors in the photographs? Doesn't it use space really well? Wouldn't you love to have a display like that for our products?" Rhetorical questions are good for: Engaging the listener. Getting people to agree with your point of view. Using Questioning Techniques
You have probably used all of these questioning techniques before in your everyday life, at work and at home. But by consciously applying the appropriate kind of questioning, you can gain the information, response or outcome that you want even more effectively. Questions are a powerful way of: Learning: | https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_88.htm |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_332678459#24_637868044 | Title: Questioning Techniques - Communication Skills From MindTools.com
Headings: Questioning Techniques
Questioning Techniques
Asking Questions Effectively
Open and Closed Questions
Funnel Questions
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Probing Questions
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Leading Questions
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Rhetorical Questions
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Using Questioning Techniques
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Content: Getting people to agree with your point of view. Using Questioning Techniques
You have probably used all of these questioning techniques before in your everyday life, at work and at home. But by consciously applying the appropriate kind of questioning, you can gain the information, response or outcome that you want even more effectively. Questions are a powerful way of: Learning: ask open and closed questions, and use probing questioning. Relationship building: people generally respond positively if you ask about what they do or enquire about their opinions. If you do this in an affirmative way "Tell me what you like best about working here" you will help to build and maintain an open dialogue. Managing and coaching: | https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_88.htm |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_332678459#25_637869288 | Title: Questioning Techniques - Communication Skills From MindTools.com
Headings: Questioning Techniques
Questioning Techniques
Asking Questions Effectively
Open and Closed Questions
Funnel Questions
Tip:
Probing Questions
Tip:
Leading Questions
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Rhetorical Questions
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Using Questioning Techniques
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Content: ask open and closed questions, and use probing questioning. Relationship building: people generally respond positively if you ask about what they do or enquire about their opinions. If you do this in an affirmative way "Tell me what you like best about working here" you will help to build and maintain an open dialogue. Managing and coaching: here, rhetorical and leading questions are useful too. They can help get people to reflect and to commit to courses of action that you've suggested: " Wouldn't it be great to gain some further qualifications?" Avoiding misunderstandings: use probing questions to seek clarification, particularly when the consequences are significant. | https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_88.htm |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_332678459#26_637870485 | Title: Questioning Techniques - Communication Skills From MindTools.com
Headings: Questioning Techniques
Questioning Techniques
Asking Questions Effectively
Open and Closed Questions
Funnel Questions
Tip:
Probing Questions
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Leading Questions
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Rhetorical Questions
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Using Questioning Techniques
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Content: here, rhetorical and leading questions are useful too. They can help get people to reflect and to commit to courses of action that you've suggested: " Wouldn't it be great to gain some further qualifications?" Avoiding misunderstandings: use probing questions to seek clarification, particularly when the consequences are significant. And to make sure that you avoid jumping to conclusions. The Ladder of Inference tool can help you here, too. De-fusing a heated situation: you can calm an angry customer or colleague by using funnel questions to get them to go into more detail about their grievance. This will not only distract them from their emotions, but will often help you to identify a small practical thing that you can do, which is often enough to make them feel that they have "won" something, and no longer need to be angry. | https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_88.htm |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_351944471#1_681319555 | Title: 45 Benefits of Becoming a Minimalist - Minimalism Made Simple
Headings: 45 Benefits of Becoming a Minimalist
45 Benefits of Becoming a Minimalist
How do I become a minimalist?
Should I become a minimalist?
45 Benefits of Becoming a Minimalist
#1. Make cash from sold items
#2. Improve your mental health
#3. Work with fewer distractions
#4. Spend less time cleaning
#5. Maintain a guest-friendly home
#6. Breathe better in a cleaner home
#7. Learn classic culinary techniques
#8. Save money on home decor
#9. Create more storage space
#10. Have a safer driving experience
#11. Stress less about your child’s safety
#12. Make travel preparations a breeze
#13. Move homes faster and easier
#14. Benefit from healthier eating habits
#15. Invest your minimalist savings
#16. Create more space for your partner
#17. Value your possessions more
#18. Enjoy a clutter-free mentality
#19. Focus on what matters
#20. Support a clean environment
#21. Find your belongings easily
#22. Let go of your past
#23. Consider quality over quantity
#24. Feel comfortable living in a smaller space
#25. Enjoy a new sense of freedom
#26. Make space for your hobbies and activities
#27. Embrace a “homebody” mentality
#28. Improve your social media posts
#29. Worry less about your pets
#30. Teach your family to value experiences
#31. Create more cargo space in your vehicles
#32. Control your allergies
#33. Enhance your fashion skills
#34. Produce less garbage
#35. Explore multi-functional items
#36. Clear out garage space
#37. Transform empty space into income
#38. Satisfy your visual senses
#39. Avoid the hassle of broken items
#40. Prepare for emergencies
#41. Enjoy more time in your day
#42. Save money on insurance
#43. You can define minimalism however you’d like
#44. Inspire others to make a change
#45. Start a new chapter in your life
Final Thoughts
Rebecca
Content: If you choose to adopt a minimalist lifestyle, it’s best to begin by getting rid of unnecessary clutter in your life. This can involve removing items from your home, cleaning your desk at work, or taking a deep dive into your personal thoughts. There are no official rules of minimalism, as you can live minimally in any area of life you choose. Regardless of the minimalist path, you choose to take, start by removing clutter and creating a vision of how you would like to live with a “less is more” attitude. Should I become a minimalist? Minimalism comes with a wide variety of benefits that can help you feel refreshed and more organized in your life. Minimalism Made Simple
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If you feel distracted, overwhelmed, or stressed in your life, it is a good idea to explore the idea of minimalism to help eliminate the sources of these feelings. Even if you feel content with your daily life, you may still benefit from practicing minimalist habits. 45 Benefits of Becoming a Minimalist
As you embark on a minimalist journey, you’ll likely start noticing some positive changes in your life right away. Depending on how you like to live minimally, the benefits can be wide-ranging and permanent. | https://www.minimalismmadesimple.com/home/becoming-a-minimalist/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_352050610#2_681702866 | Title: What is Minimalist Aesthetic? The Basic Guide - Minimalism Made Simple
Headings: What is Minimalist Aesthetic? The Basic Guide
What is Minimalist Aesthetic? The Basic Guide
What is Minimalist Aesthetic?
The Minimalist Aesthetic Home
Minimalist Aesthetic Style
#1. Neutral Colors
#2. Eye-Pleasing Accents
#3. Natural Beauty
Five Minimalist Aesthetic Tips to Apply to Your Life
#1. Get rid of clutter.
#2. Choose a color theme.
#3. Experiment with accents.
#4. Brighten up your rooms.
#5. Look for inspiration.
The Bottom Line
Rebecca
Content: While it typically refers to home decor, it can be applied to any visual space. It can also describe more abstract forms of style, like wardrobe, scenery, or artwork. Usually, it involves neutral colors, clean spaces, and minimal distractions. When you experience the minimalist aesthetic, it should feel like a breath of fresh air and it may induce a calm, zen-like feeling. This spacious, clutter-free style is known for its photogenic vibe and versatile beauty. It is considered part of the overall concept of minimalism, however, it only focuses on the visual aspect of a minimalistic lifestyle. Minimalism in general applies a “less is more” attitude to all areas of life, and it is considered a mindset rather than a style. While many minimalists enjoy the minimalist aesthetic in their homes, this style can be embraced by anyone who is attracted to this visual. The Minimalist Aesthetic Home
By applying this style to your home, you can almost guarantee a fresher, more calming appearance that virtually anyone will love. Aside from Instagram-worthy rooms that looks stunning in pictures, there are many other benefits to the minimalist aesthetic home, including: | https://www.minimalismmadesimple.com/home/minimalist-aesthetic |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_355127509#20_689012275 | Title: Common MYTHS About Pigs - Mini Pig Info
Headings: Mini Pig Myths
Mini Pig Myths
Common MYTHS about pigs...Getting the facts straight
Myths About Mini Pigs
Content: Regular vaccinations and parasite control are necessary. Click here to read more about parasite control. Click here to read more about recommended vaccinations. You and your vet should discuss what diseases and illness are prevalent in your area so your vaccination schedule can be tailored to your specific region. PIGS ARE DIRTY or PIGS ARE SMELLY … FALSE! Pigs are actually very clean and prefer to be clean. If allowed, they will keep their toilet area well away from their food and bed. Mother pigs will teach the piglets to go well away from where they sleep and eat for their toilet. Close confinement and weaning way too early creates the house training difficulties many pet pig parents encounter. Prior to weaning as nature intended, the mother pig will teach the piglets all sorts of things that humans have difficulty doing. | https://www.minipiginfo.com/common-myths-about-pigs.html |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_366844808#1_727822934 | Title: [Solved] Amazon Prime Video Not Working Suddenly
Headings: [Solved] Amazon Prime Video Not Working Suddenly [MiniTool News]
[Solved] Amazon Prime Video Not Working Suddenly [MiniTool News]
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Amazon Prime Video Has Stopped Working
What is Amazon Prime Video?
Causes of Amazon Prime Not Working
How To Recover Deleted History On Google Chrome - Ultimate Guide
Solutions to Amazon Prime Not Working
One: check Amazon Prime Video account status.
Two: turn off and on again.
Three: use Google Chrome.
How Do You Solve Firefox Not Playing Videos Issue?
Four: disable Do Not Track in Chrome.
Content: Amazon Prime Video Has Stopped Working
What is Amazon Prime Video? Amazon Prime Video, also called Prime Video or Amazon Video, is actually an American Internet video on demand service. Amazon own, develop, and operate Prime Video to provide a selection of Amazon Studios original content as well as the licensed acquisitions contained in the Prime subscription. The Amazon Prime Video has now become a trend; many people like to watch TV shows and popular movies, and enjoy exclusive Amazon Originals on it. Tip: A full Prime subscription is not necessarily required; you can use a video-only membership to access Prime Video in countries like US, UK, and Germany. In theory, you can watch Amazon Video anytime and anywhere. But the problem is that Amazon Prime Video not working shows up sometimes to prevent you from accessing anything. | https://www.minitool.com/news/amazon-prime-video-not-working-solved.html |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_374938025#4_754839483 | Title: Tribal sovereign immunity: An obstacle for non-Indians doing business in Indian Country? | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Headings: Tribal sovereign immunity: An obstacle for non-Indians doing business in Indian Country?
Tribal sovereign immunity: An obstacle for non-Indians doing business in Indian Country?
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Content: A competing theory holds that notwithstanding original sovereignty, tribes today are only "quasi-sovereign." Tribes retain the attributes of sovereignty over their members and territory but only to the extent that sovereignty has not been limited or withdrawn by the federal government. In other words, tribes have been permitted to retain their sovereign status subject to the federal government's authority to revoke, limit or otherwise modify tribal immunity at its discretion. Not surprisingly, over time the federal government has defined and redefined the breadth of tribal sovereignty. For example, the Supreme Court in 1832 characterized tribes as distinct, independent political communities, retaining their original natural rights, with the exception of the ability to deal with foreign nations. 1/ Contrast this rather broad interpretation with the Supreme Court's later assertion in 1978 that Native American nations are only quasi-sovereign authorities whose powers are restricted consistent with their domestic dependent status. 2/
Without need to discuss further the merits of either theory, the law of tribal sovereignty as it has developed in the federal courts and by federal statutes, executive orders and treaties over the last two centuries now rests on several fairly well-settled tenets: 1) tribes have virtually unlimited authority over internal tribal affairs; 2) tribes are subject to the plenary, or absolute, power that Congress has over them; 3) tribes are presumptively immune from state law; | https://www.minneapolisfed.org/article/1998/tribal-sovereign-immunity-an-obstacle-for-nonindians-doing-business-in-indian-country |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_374938025#5_754841875 | Title: Tribal sovereign immunity: An obstacle for non-Indians doing business in Indian Country? | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
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Tribal sovereign immunity: An obstacle for non-Indians doing business in Indian Country?
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Content: 1/ Contrast this rather broad interpretation with the Supreme Court's later assertion in 1978 that Native American nations are only quasi-sovereign authorities whose powers are restricted consistent with their domestic dependent status. 2/
Without need to discuss further the merits of either theory, the law of tribal sovereignty as it has developed in the federal courts and by federal statutes, executive orders and treaties over the last two centuries now rests on several fairly well-settled tenets: 1) tribes have virtually unlimited authority over internal tribal affairs; 2) tribes are subject to the plenary, or absolute, power that Congress has over them; 3) tribes are presumptively immune from state law; 4) tribes cannot be sued absent their express consent or a waiver of their immunity; and 5) tribal sovereign immunity does not extend to individual tribal members except to the extent that tribal officials act within the scope of their official capacities. Although these principles are well-established, how they (or any exceptions to them) apply in any given situation often is not clear, whether with respect to regulatory or taxation authority matters or to criminal or civil jurisdiction. The interests of the tribes, states and federal government all factor into any analysis, the variables of which make any determination of jurisdiction dependent on the specific case. Some of the uncertainty regarding the relationship between tribes and states, in particular, and thus the reluctance on the part of many nontribal entities to conduct business with tribes, can be attributed in part to the confusion surrounding the various legal roles a tribe may play or the legal status of a tribe. | https://www.minneapolisfed.org/article/1998/tribal-sovereign-immunity-an-obstacle-for-nonindians-doing-business-in-indian-country |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_374938025#9_754852500 | Title: Tribal sovereign immunity: An obstacle for non-Indians doing business in Indian Country? | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
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Tribal sovereign immunity: An obstacle for non-Indians doing business in Indian Country?
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Content: If a tribe operates a business as a separate entity, however, the business may be open to adverse legal action in state court and under state law. Obscuring boundaries
In addition to the organizational intricacies that obscure the boundaries of tribal immunity are the regulatory authority and jurisdictional issues. As a general principle of tribal sovereignty, state laws have no force in Indian Country, and state courts are without jurisdiction to hear lawsuits brought by non-Indians against tribes, tribal entities and tribal members with respect to transactions arising on reservations. Of course, there are numerous exceptions. Whether a tribe, state or the federal government has regulatory or civil jurisdiction over Indians or non-Indians on or off reservation lands depends on a variety of factors, including whether Congress has expressly granted authority to one or more sovereigns in a particular area. For example, in 1953, Congress gave six states 3/ authority under Public Law 280 4/ to assume state criminal and civil jurisdiction over tribal members in Indian Country, and it authorized all other states to assume civil jurisdiction, of which 10 did. Although the act only authorizes state courts to assert jurisdiction and not the application of state regulatory law, 5/ it significantly diminished tribal immunity. Fifteen years later, in a partial reversal, Public Law 280 was amended to provide that thereafter, no state could assume civil jurisdiction under the act without the approval of tribal membership at an election. In addition to jurisdictional rights granted under Public Law 280, the Supreme Court has applied several tests when making regulatory or civil jurisdictional determinations, such as the preemption or infringement tests, under which states have been given, for example, specific taxation rights, rights to regulate on-reservation fishing and rights to require tribal members to acquire licenses to sell liquor on reservations. Sovereignty issues involving land interests in Indian Country present similar challenges in proposed business transactions between tribes and nontribal entities. | https://www.minneapolisfed.org/article/1998/tribal-sovereign-immunity-an-obstacle-for-nonindians-doing-business-in-indian-country |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_374938025#10_754855504 | Title: Tribal sovereign immunity: An obstacle for non-Indians doing business in Indian Country? | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
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Tribal sovereign immunity: An obstacle for non-Indians doing business in Indian Country?
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Content: For example, in 1953, Congress gave six states 3/ authority under Public Law 280 4/ to assume state criminal and civil jurisdiction over tribal members in Indian Country, and it authorized all other states to assume civil jurisdiction, of which 10 did. Although the act only authorizes state courts to assert jurisdiction and not the application of state regulatory law, 5/ it significantly diminished tribal immunity. Fifteen years later, in a partial reversal, Public Law 280 was amended to provide that thereafter, no state could assume civil jurisdiction under the act without the approval of tribal membership at an election. In addition to jurisdictional rights granted under Public Law 280, the Supreme Court has applied several tests when making regulatory or civil jurisdictional determinations, such as the preemption or infringement tests, under which states have been given, for example, specific taxation rights, rights to regulate on-reservation fishing and rights to require tribal members to acquire licenses to sell liquor on reservations. Sovereignty issues involving land interests in Indian Country present similar challenges in proposed business transactions between tribes and nontribal entities. Ownership may include tribal trust lands, tribal fee lands, allotted trust lands held by individual Indians, fee land held by non-Indians, federal public land, and county and state lands, often resulting in adverse and competing tribal, state and federal interests. Tribal, state and federal jurisdictional authority varies with each. The nature of the property involved in a business transaction will determine whether, for example, a state court judgment can be enforced against real property in Indian Country. This discussion illustrates some of the sovereignty issues the non-Indian investor, lender or developer may face when doing business in Indian Country. But perhaps the real obstacle posed by tribal sovereignty is not the uncertainty that state or federal law will apply or that disputes will be resolved in state or federal court but rather the lack of understanding of or confidence in tribal law and the tribal court systems. | https://www.minneapolisfed.org/article/1998/tribal-sovereign-immunity-an-obstacle-for-nonindians-doing-business-in-indian-country |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_376193683#0_757032055 | Title: Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018? | Minnesota Monthly
Headings: Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018?
Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018?
From Nonpartisan to Polarized
Hillary’s Purple-State Blues
What Is Changing?
What Has Remained?
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Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018? How Minnesota’s voting behavior has evolved, and what it means for the 2018 and 2020 elections
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September 19, 2018
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Due to high interest, President Donald Trump’s team moved his rally to a bigger venue. And still, at 2 p.m. on June 20, a line of thousands snaked from Duluth’s hockey arena, through a sky bridge, into downtown, and back. They came from Onamia, Coleraine, Cook, and beyond to see the 45th president of the United States. Among them were Mary and Jim Mohs, organic dairy farmers from Belgrade, who oppose imports that don’t meet U.S. organic standards. There was Ross Nova, a 29-year-old Bulgarian immigrant living in Minneapolis. He voiced concerns about illegal immigration, saying that, when he fought overseas in the U.S. infantry, “I didn’t fight for Mexico, I didn’t fight for Australia; I fought for our country.” A prospective business owner, he also bemoaned Minnesota’s high taxes, where he sees Trump making progress on the federal level. | https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/lifestyle/is-minnesota-a-red-or-blue-state-in-2018/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_376193683#3_757037241 | Title: Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018? | Minnesota Monthly
Headings: Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018?
Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018?
From Nonpartisan to Polarized
Hillary’s Purple-State Blues
What Is Changing?
What Has Remained?
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Content: Many would not get in. Before an estimated crowd of 8,000, he credited his administration’s tariffs for lifting the area’s ailing iron industry. He urged the crowd to vote Republican in November. And he said, of 2016, “We came this close to winning the state of Minnesota, and in two and a half years, it is going to be really easy.” Minnesota, he implied, would follow two other long-Democratic states in the Great Lakes Steel Belt—Wisconsin and Michigan—in flipping from blue-leaning (Democrat) to red (Republican). Immediate reactions from news media were split: Could the Democratic Party’s claim on Minnesota, through 11 straight presidential cycles, be coming to an end? From Nonpartisan to Polarized
To understand how Minnesota earned its blue reputation in the first place, we should examine an earlier time, when “blue” and “red” had different meanings than they do today. By the turn of the 20th century, the U.S. had entered a period of progressivism. Along with trust-busting legislation and muckraking journalism, Minnesota’s Scandinavian-rooted Christian culture had sown distrust in big corporations and political parties. | https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/lifestyle/is-minnesota-a-red-or-blue-state-in-2018/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_376193683#4_757038978 | Title: Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018? | Minnesota Monthly
Headings: Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018?
Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018?
From Nonpartisan to Polarized
Hillary’s Purple-State Blues
What Is Changing?
What Has Remained?
Digital Extra: How Are You Voting?
Facebook Comments
Content: Immediate reactions from news media were split: Could the Democratic Party’s claim on Minnesota, through 11 straight presidential cycles, be coming to an end? From Nonpartisan to Polarized
To understand how Minnesota earned its blue reputation in the first place, we should examine an earlier time, when “blue” and “red” had different meanings than they do today. By the turn of the 20th century, the U.S. had entered a period of progressivism. Along with trust-busting legislation and muckraking journalism, Minnesota’s Scandinavian-rooted Christian culture had sown distrust in big corporations and political parties. In a controversial 1913 decision, Minnesota actually took parties off the ballot for the state legislature. Voting came down to candidates’ personal merits and causes over affiliation. In the mid-’40s, after President Franklin Roosevelt revived progressivism with his New Deal and turned Minnesota blue for the first time since statehood, local Democrats merged with the state’s Farmer-Labor Party to become the Democratic-Farmer-Laborers (DFL). The party pulled in Minnesota’s farmers and union workers. When partisan state legislature contests resumed in the ’70s, the DFL took over for the next two decades. | https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/lifestyle/is-minnesota-a-red-or-blue-state-in-2018/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_376193683#5_757040803 | Title: Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018? | Minnesota Monthly
Headings: Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018?
Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018?
From Nonpartisan to Polarized
Hillary’s Purple-State Blues
What Is Changing?
What Has Remained?
Digital Extra: How Are You Voting?
Facebook Comments
Content: In a controversial 1913 decision, Minnesota actually took parties off the ballot for the state legislature. Voting came down to candidates’ personal merits and causes over affiliation. In the mid-’40s, after President Franklin Roosevelt revived progressivism with his New Deal and turned Minnesota blue for the first time since statehood, local Democrats merged with the state’s Farmer-Labor Party to become the Democratic-Farmer-Laborers (DFL). The party pulled in Minnesota’s farmers and union workers. When partisan state legislature contests resumed in the ’70s, the DFL took over for the next two decades. Blue state politicians—Walter Mondale, Hubert Humphrey, Wendell Anderson—pushed for progressive policies in a country scandalized by Watergate. Even then, though, the DFL and GOP could often work together for “the broad middle,” says Mitchell Hamline Law School professor David A. Schultz in his book Presidential Swing States. HUMPHREY PORTRAIT: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, PRINTS & PHOTOGRAPHY DIVISION; FISCHBACH PORTRAIT: | https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/lifestyle/is-minnesota-a-red-or-blue-state-in-2018/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_376193683#6_757042416 | Title: Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018? | Minnesota Monthly
Headings: Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018?
Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018?
From Nonpartisan to Polarized
Hillary’s Purple-State Blues
What Is Changing?
What Has Remained?
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Content: Blue state politicians—Walter Mondale, Hubert Humphrey, Wendell Anderson—pushed for progressive policies in a country scandalized by Watergate. Even then, though, the DFL and GOP could often work together for “the broad middle,” says Mitchell Hamline Law School professor David A. Schultz in his book Presidential Swing States. HUMPHREY PORTRAIT: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, PRINTS & PHOTOGRAPHY DIVISION; FISCHBACH PORTRAIT: DAVID OAKES
From 1976 to the present, Democrats won Minnesota in presidential elections. But underneath, politics would adjust to national trends. Shortly after the 1994 Republican Revolution, when the GOP flooded Congress, the DFL lost the State House. In 1998, the gubernatorial win by the Reform Party’s Jesse Ventura exposed Minnesota’s “broad middle” at odds with red and blue. What had changed? | https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/lifestyle/is-minnesota-a-red-or-blue-state-in-2018/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_376193683#7_757043815 | Title: Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018? | Minnesota Monthly
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From 1976 to the present, Democrats won Minnesota in presidential elections. But underneath, politics would adjust to national trends. Shortly after the 1994 Republican Revolution, when the GOP flooded Congress, the DFL lost the State House. In 1998, the gubernatorial win by the Reform Party’s Jesse Ventura exposed Minnesota’s “broad middle” at odds with red and blue. What had changed? As private-sector unions and agriculture declined, so did those factions of the DFL. Social conservativism grew in the ’80s, and Minnesota’s rural Christian roots recoiled from liberal stances on such issues as abortion and gay rights. By 2016, the northeast Iron Range—once reliably blue due to a then-strong, unionized mining industry—had drifted toward the business-minded GOP. The state, in short, developed pockets: the Twin Cities, rural Minnesota, the Iron Range, and the suburbs. | https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/lifestyle/is-minnesota-a-red-or-blue-state-in-2018/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_376193683#8_757045283 | Title: Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018? | Minnesota Monthly
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Content: As private-sector unions and agriculture declined, so did those factions of the DFL. Social conservativism grew in the ’80s, and Minnesota’s rural Christian roots recoiled from liberal stances on such issues as abortion and gay rights. By 2016, the northeast Iron Range—once reliably blue due to a then-strong, unionized mining industry—had drifted toward the business-minded GOP. The state, in short, developed pockets: the Twin Cities, rural Minnesota, the Iron Range, and the suburbs. Today, University of Minnesota political studies professor Larry Jacobs in fact describes Minnesota as “polka-dotted.” The Twin Cities vote as blue as liberal California while some rural districts vote as red as parts of Alabama. And even now, that ground is shifting: Minnesota’s eight congressional districts, torn between the GOP and DFL by 4-4 or 5-3 since the late-’90s, could realign come November. Trump, when he visited the reddening northeast, surely realized this. | https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/lifestyle/is-minnesota-a-red-or-blue-state-in-2018/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_376193683#9_757046824 | Title: Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018? | Minnesota Monthly
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Content: Today, University of Minnesota political studies professor Larry Jacobs in fact describes Minnesota as “polka-dotted.” The Twin Cities vote as blue as liberal California while some rural districts vote as red as parts of Alabama. And even now, that ground is shifting: Minnesota’s eight congressional districts, torn between the GOP and DFL by 4-4 or 5-3 since the late-’90s, could realign come November. Trump, when he visited the reddening northeast, surely realized this. Hillary’s Purple-State Blues
Minnesota’s record streak of Democratic presidential wins means less today than it used to—with votes in 2016 looking drastically different than they did even just a decade ago. Still, prior to the last election, political analysts sounded confident Hillary Clinton would clinch Minnesota. A Democratic candidate has won here in every presidential contest following Nixon’s 1972 landslide, the longest blue stretch in history. Famously, when Ronald Reagan turned the rest of the country red in 1984, Minnesota was the lone state carried by Democratic contender (and native son) Walter Mondale. But it came close in 2016. | https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/lifestyle/is-minnesota-a-red-or-blue-state-in-2018/ |
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Minnesota’s record streak of Democratic presidential wins means less today than it used to—with votes in 2016 looking drastically different than they did even just a decade ago. Still, prior to the last election, political analysts sounded confident Hillary Clinton would clinch Minnesota. A Democratic candidate has won here in every presidential contest following Nixon’s 1972 landslide, the longest blue stretch in history. Famously, when Ronald Reagan turned the rest of the country red in 1984, Minnesota was the lone state carried by Democratic contender (and native son) Walter Mondale. But it came close in 2016. Clinton won here by just 43,785 votes—a 1.5-percent edge, less than her 2.1-point edge in the popular vote nationwide. ( A “competitive” margin, political researchers say, is five points or fewer.) Just eight years before, Barack Obama had beaten John McCain in Minnesota by 298,045 votes—a 10.2-point edge, three more points than nationwide. And in 2012, Obama’s 7.7-point victory here surpassed his national margin by 3.8 points. A key contributing factor: | https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/lifestyle/is-minnesota-a-red-or-blue-state-in-2018/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_376193683#11_757050222 | Title: Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018? | Minnesota Monthly
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Content: Clinton won here by just 43,785 votes—a 1.5-percent edge, less than her 2.1-point edge in the popular vote nationwide. ( A “competitive” margin, political researchers say, is five points or fewer.) Just eight years before, Barack Obama had beaten John McCain in Minnesota by 298,045 votes—a 10.2-point edge, three more points than nationwide. And in 2012, Obama’s 7.7-point victory here surpassed his national margin by 3.8 points. A key contributing factor: Clinton’s campaign never stopped in Minnesota (while Trump’s did twice). Also, 9 percent of state voters cast ballots for neither Trump nor Clinton—the most since Independent Ross Perot ran in the mid-’90s. Finally, Trump’s resonance with small-town America, including Minnesota’s strapped mining and farming communities, evidently boosted rural turnout (often Republican), while urban turnout (often Democratic) dipped, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Clinton still won Minnesota, but times have clearly changed: Obama took half the state’s 87 counties in 2008, about a third in 2012, and Clinton carried only nine in 2016. | https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/lifestyle/is-minnesota-a-red-or-blue-state-in-2018/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_376193683#12_757051910 | Title: Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018? | Minnesota Monthly
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Content: Clinton’s campaign never stopped in Minnesota (while Trump’s did twice). Also, 9 percent of state voters cast ballots for neither Trump nor Clinton—the most since Independent Ross Perot ran in the mid-’90s. Finally, Trump’s resonance with small-town America, including Minnesota’s strapped mining and farming communities, evidently boosted rural turnout (often Republican), while urban turnout (often Democratic) dipped, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Clinton still won Minnesota, but times have clearly changed: Obama took half the state’s 87 counties in 2008, about a third in 2012, and Clinton carried only nine in 2016. Of course, six of those nine included the densely populated Twin Cities and Duluth. But the rest of Minnesota’s 78 less populated, mostly ex-urban counties went red, often with as much as 60-70 percent of the vote. Another dint to its blue reputation: Minnesota as a whole leans only 1 percent more Democratic than the U.S. based on the last two presidential cycles, according to the Cook Partisan Voting Index. True blue juggernauts—California, New York, and Massachusetts—clock in at 12 percent. | https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/lifestyle/is-minnesota-a-red-or-blue-state-in-2018/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_376193683#13_757053627 | Title: Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018? | Minnesota Monthly
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Content: Of course, six of those nine included the densely populated Twin Cities and Duluth. But the rest of Minnesota’s 78 less populated, mostly ex-urban counties went red, often with as much as 60-70 percent of the vote. Another dint to its blue reputation: Minnesota as a whole leans only 1 percent more Democratic than the U.S. based on the last two presidential cycles, according to the Cook Partisan Voting Index. True blue juggernauts—California, New York, and Massachusetts—clock in at 12 percent. What Is Changing? Ultimately, President Trump’s claim on Minnesota is—no surprise—complicated. A lot changes in two hours in today’s political climate, let alone two years, and it’s still a while before we’ll know the names on the ballot. In a state closely packed into opposing parties, the 2020 election will be “all about mobilization,” Schultz says. Based on his research, Jacobs expects higher blue turnout in 2020 and notes three things: | https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/lifestyle/is-minnesota-a-red-or-blue-state-in-2018/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_376193683#14_757055163 | Title: Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018? | Minnesota Monthly
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Content: What Is Changing? Ultimately, President Trump’s claim on Minnesota is—no surprise—complicated. A lot changes in two hours in today’s political climate, let alone two years, and it’s still a while before we’ll know the names on the ballot. In a state closely packed into opposing parties, the 2020 election will be “all about mobilization,” Schultz says. Based on his research, Jacobs expects higher blue turnout in 2020 and notes three things: even a “complicated” candidate like Clinton won Minnesota, Democrats have commanded statewide offices for about 10 years, and Trump got just a few thousand more votes than Romney did in Minnesota in 2012. Not to mention, Trump’s approval rating here has dipped from 45 percent at the start of the year to 38 percent, while a plurality of Minnesota voters has said they want to see Democrats regain Congress, according to recent NBC News and Marist polls. As for this year’s midterms: If Republicans have swept rural areas, Democrats are homing in on the suburbs. Beyond that, Schultz looks to demographics for short- and long-term trends. | https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/lifestyle/is-minnesota-a-red-or-blue-state-in-2018/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_376193683#15_757056845 | Title: Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018? | Minnesota Monthly
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Content: even a “complicated” candidate like Clinton won Minnesota, Democrats have commanded statewide offices for about 10 years, and Trump got just a few thousand more votes than Romney did in Minnesota in 2012. Not to mention, Trump’s approval rating here has dipped from 45 percent at the start of the year to 38 percent, while a plurality of Minnesota voters has said they want to see Democrats regain Congress, according to recent NBC News and Marist polls. As for this year’s midterms: If Republicans have swept rural areas, Democrats are homing in on the suburbs. Beyond that, Schultz looks to demographics for short- and long-term trends. The Twin Cities are growing, for one. Since 2010, the metro has added about 250,000 people. Minnesota is also diversifying. By 2040, the Metropolitan Council predicts people of color will have risen from 25 to 40 percent of Twin Cities residents. Checking off key DFL traits—young, highly educated, and more diverse than greater Minnesota—means the metro could grow into an even greater blue heavyweight. | https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/lifestyle/is-minnesota-a-red-or-blue-state-in-2018/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_376193683#16_757058458 | Title: Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018? | Minnesota Monthly
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Content: The Twin Cities are growing, for one. Since 2010, the metro has added about 250,000 people. Minnesota is also diversifying. By 2040, the Metropolitan Council predicts people of color will have risen from 25 to 40 percent of Twin Cities residents. Checking off key DFL traits—young, highly educated, and more diverse than greater Minnesota—means the metro could grow into an even greater blue heavyweight. Outstate populations, meanwhile, are shrinking, aging, and more likely to vote Republican. They’re also more likely to vote; older white voters have proven the country’s most reliable. So, Minnesota’s fast-aging population could mean a stronger GOP electorate in the short term. What Has Remained? | https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/lifestyle/is-minnesota-a-red-or-blue-state-in-2018/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_376193683#17_757059725 | Title: Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018? | Minnesota Monthly
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Content: Outstate populations, meanwhile, are shrinking, aging, and more likely to vote Republican. They’re also more likely to vote; older white voters have proven the country’s most reliable. So, Minnesota’s fast-aging population could mean a stronger GOP electorate in the short term. What Has Remained? Demographics, though, are not destiny—as Trump’s win in a growingly diverse country proved—and amid decades-long trends, some argue less has changed than Minnesota’s electoral map might suggest. On the hyper-local level, counties and cities throughout the state still hold nonpartisan contests. Enter Tom Stiehm: Since 2006, Stiehm has served as mayor of Austin, the seat of southern Minnesota’s Mower County, where Trump’s impact shows. Mower had voted blue in every presidential election since 1964—longer than Minnesota as a whole. | https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/lifestyle/is-minnesota-a-red-or-blue-state-in-2018/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_376193683#18_757061147 | Title: Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018? | Minnesota Monthly
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Content: Demographics, though, are not destiny—as Trump’s win in a growingly diverse country proved—and amid decades-long trends, some argue less has changed than Minnesota’s electoral map might suggest. On the hyper-local level, counties and cities throughout the state still hold nonpartisan contests. Enter Tom Stiehm: Since 2006, Stiehm has served as mayor of Austin, the seat of southern Minnesota’s Mower County, where Trump’s impact shows. Mower had voted blue in every presidential election since 1964—longer than Minnesota as a whole. Austin-based Hormel Foods, famous for its union, long fortified DFL appeal. But Mower flipped in 2016. The rural population weighed in. Clinton did keep Austi | https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/lifestyle/is-minnesota-a-red-or-blue-state-in-2018/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_376260517#9_757203872 | Title: 5 Fantastic Fall Drives in Minnesota | Minnesota Monthly
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Distance: 287 miles
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Route: Hayward to Bayfield
Distance: Roughly 250 miles
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Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway
Route: Dexter to La Crescent
Distance: 88 miles
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Content: The 280-mile route essentially proceeds north along one side of the river, which forms much of the Minnesota–Wisconsin border, and returns south on the other side. If you’re starting in the Twin Cities, begin at Afton. Follow the state’s official designated St. Croix Scenic Byway north as far as Banning State Park near Sandstone. Then cross over to Wisconsin and wend your way south to Grantsburg—farther south than Sandstone and Banning State Park, according to your preference, on a combination of rural highways and back roads. The river is one reason I like this route as much as I do. The St. Croix is special—relatively clear, swift, wooded. It is one of the nation’s original wild and scenic rivers, and the only one to flow through Minnesota. But I also love the towns. Built along the river, where riverboats first disgorged settlers, they are solid, well organized, and pretty in a way that newer towns can’t quite match. Find a map for this adventure at St. Croix Scenic Byway
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Afton dates to the 1850s and takes its name from a Robert Burns poem. | https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/travel-recreation/travel/5-fantastic-fall-drives-in-minnesota/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_376260517#10_757206279 | Title: 5 Fantastic Fall Drives in Minnesota | Minnesota Monthly
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Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway
Route: Belle Plaine to Ortonville
Distance: 287 miles
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St. Croix Scenic Byway
Route: Afton to Sandstone and back
Distance: 280 miles
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Wisconsin North Woods
Route: Hayward to Bayfield
Distance: Roughly 250 miles
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Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway
Route: Dexter to La Crescent
Distance: 88 miles
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Route: Willmar to Alexandria
Distance: 245 miles
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Content: The St. Croix is special—relatively clear, swift, wooded. It is one of the nation’s original wild and scenic rivers, and the only one to flow through Minnesota. But I also love the towns. Built along the river, where riverboats first disgorged settlers, they are solid, well organized, and pretty in a way that newer towns can’t quite match. Find a map for this adventure at St. Croix Scenic Byway
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Afton dates to the 1850s and takes its name from a Robert Burns poem. Looking for a place to eat or stay? Try the Afton House Inn (651-436-8883). Stillwater, the self-proclaimed “birthplace of Minnesota,” founded in 1843, is a tourist town that offers restaurants, bars, antique shops, and retail shopping. A few miles north on Highway 95 is Marine on St. Croix, an impossibly quaint town of clapboard buildings that claims it is even older than Stillwater. Where Highway 95 meets U.S. 8, you may notice surprising metal sculptures rising from a field. | https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/travel-recreation/travel/5-fantastic-fall-drives-in-minnesota/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_377161863#0_758462373 | Title: The coming Republican state of Minnesota? | MinnPost
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The coming Republican state of Minnesota? Minnesota Rep. Rick Nolan’s surprise decision not to seek re-election underscores how this state is at a political tipping point. By David Schultz
If Republicans were to win the open gubernatorial seat this November, they would perfect their control of Minnesota much like what happened in Wisconsin when Scott Walker won. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Feb. 14, 2018
Minnesota Rep. Rick Nolan’s surprise decision not to seek re-election underscores how this state is at a political tipping point. This most Democratic of states in 2018 could finally turn Republican, following the path of Wisconsin and other Midwestern states. What happens in Minnesota this year could also decide which party controls the U.S. House and Senate. David Schultz
Minnesota is thought of as the liberal state of Hubert Humphrey, Eugene McCarthy, Walter Mondale, Paul Wellstone, and Al Franken. It is the most reliable Democrat state when it comes to the presidency; | https://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2018/02/coming-republican-state-minnesota/ |
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Minnesota Rep. Rick Nolan’s surprise decision not to seek re-election underscores how this state is at a political tipping point. This most Democratic of states in 2018 could finally turn Republican, following the path of Wisconsin and other Midwestern states. What happens in Minnesota this year could also decide which party controls the U.S. House and Senate. David Schultz
Minnesota is thought of as the liberal state of Hubert Humphrey, Eugene McCarthy, Walter Mondale, Paul Wellstone, and Al Franken. It is the most reliable Democrat state when it comes to the presidency; the last time it voted Republican was for Nixon in 1972. Tim Pawlenty in 2006 was the last Republican to win a statewide election in Minnesota. Signs of a shift
Yet there are many signs that the state is turning Republican. Since 1999, the Minnesota House of Representatives has been controlled by Republicans 14 out of 20 years. Since 2010 party control of the Minnesota Senate has flipped three times. | https://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2018/02/coming-republican-state-minnesota/ |
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Content: the last time it voted Republican was for Nixon in 1972. Tim Pawlenty in 2006 was the last Republican to win a statewide election in Minnesota. Signs of a shift
Yet there are many signs that the state is turning Republican. Since 1999, the Minnesota House of Representatives has been controlled by Republicans 14 out of 20 years. Since 2010 party control of the Minnesota Senate has flipped three times. Since 1999 a Democrat has controlled the governorship only eight years out of 20. When Democrat Mark Dayton won the governorship in 2010 he was the first of his party to win that office in Minnesota since 1986. In 2016 Hillary Clinton beat Donald Trump by 45,000 votes – the closest presidential race in the state since 1984 favorite son Mondale barely eked out a victory over Ronald Reagan. That year Minnesota was the only state in country to vote Democratic. Clinton’s close victory should not have been a surprise – exit polls put Minnesota at 37 percent to 35 percent in terms of Democratic/Republican affiliation, similar to the 36 percent to 33 percent split nationally. | https://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2018/02/coming-republican-state-minnesota/ |
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Content: Since 1999 a Democrat has controlled the governorship only eight years out of 20. When Democrat Mark Dayton won the governorship in 2010 he was the first of his party to win that office in Minnesota since 1986. In 2016 Hillary Clinton beat Donald Trump by 45,000 votes – the closest presidential race in the state since 1984 favorite son Mondale barely eked out a victory over Ronald Reagan. That year Minnesota was the only state in country to vote Democratic. Clinton’s close victory should not have been a surprise – exit polls put Minnesota at 37 percent to 35 percent in terms of Democratic/Republican affiliation, similar to the 36 percent to 33 percent split nationally. Article continues after advertisement
From 2008 through the 2012 and then into the 2016 presidential elections, the actual number of votes and the percentage of votes received by the Democratic candidate declined. In 2008 Barack Obama received 1,573,454 votes compared to John McCain’s 1,275,409 – a difference of 298,045. In 2012 the gap between Obama and Mitt Romney narrowed to 225,942. Then in 2016 it was 44,765 between Clinton and Trump – a steady narrowing of the gap between the Democratic and Republican candidate. In 2008, of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Obama won 42. | https://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2018/02/coming-republican-state-minnesota/ |
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From 2008 through the 2012 and then into the 2016 presidential elections, the actual number of votes and the percentage of votes received by the Democratic candidate declined. In 2008 Barack Obama received 1,573,454 votes compared to John McCain’s 1,275,409 – a difference of 298,045. In 2012 the gap between Obama and Mitt Romney narrowed to 225,942. Then in 2016 it was 44,765 between Clinton and Trump – a steady narrowing of the gap between the Democratic and Republican candidate. In 2008, of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Obama won 42. In 2012 Obama won 28, and in 2016 Clinton only won nine counties. In comparison, in the 2014 gubernatorial election, Dayton won 34 counties. DFL base seems to be eroding
As with nationally, the Democrats’ base appears to be eroding, contracting to simply urban areas. The reasons are multifaceted. There is the Democratic appeal to educated urban liberals, often more affluent, who may look down on or disdain as stupid their rural and suburban counterparts, or those who are working class because they do not share their same interests or lifestyle preferences. | https://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2018/02/coming-republican-state-minnesota/ |
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Content: In 2012 Obama won 28, and in 2016 Clinton only won nine counties. In comparison, in the 2014 gubernatorial election, Dayton won 34 counties. DFL base seems to be eroding
As with nationally, the Democrats’ base appears to be eroding, contracting to simply urban areas. The reasons are multifaceted. There is the Democratic appeal to educated urban liberals, often more affluent, who may look down on or disdain as stupid their rural and suburban counterparts, or those who are working class because they do not share their same interests or lifestyle preferences. There is also the failure of both parties to pay attention to the class and economic concerns of white working-class America. They abandoned class for identity politics. Democrats seem also to have a one-size-fits-all campaign strategy that works well with urban populations but which is not tailored to the suburbs and rural areas. Democrats have also embraced a “demographics with destiny” argument that often assumes that history in on their side and that eventually voters will return to their senses and vote for them. Finally, Republicans have well exploited the economic and cultural fears of rural, suburban, working class America, offering a narrative that resonates with those who feel ignored. | https://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2018/02/coming-republican-state-minnesota/ |
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Content: There is also the failure of both parties to pay attention to the class and economic concerns of white working-class America. They abandoned class for identity politics. Democrats seem also to have a one-size-fits-all campaign strategy that works well with urban populations but which is not tailored to the suburbs and rural areas. Democrats have also embraced a “demographics with destiny” argument that often assumes that history in on their side and that eventually voters will return to their senses and vote for them. Finally, Republicans have well exploited the economic and cultural fears of rural, suburban, working class America, offering a narrative that resonates with those who feel ignored. All this is true nationally, and is being played out in Minnesota as well. Center of the national action
Minnesota may be ground zero for national politics this year. There is an open race for governor and two U.S. senators up for election. While Amy Klobuchar is favored to win, Tina Smith – who replaced Al Franken after he resigned – faces a tough election and is no shoo-in. Nationally there are only about 25 swing House seats in the country, but four of them are in Minnesota. | https://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2018/02/coming-republican-state-minnesota/ |
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Last week, inside a federal courtroom in St. Paul, U.S. District Court Judge Donovan Frank heard several days of testimony from a team of experts appointed to review how the state administers its Minnesota Sex Offender Program — the subject of a class action lawsuit that has raised numerous questions about the program’s constitutionality. Specifically, the hearing was called to determine whether one of MSOP’s patients, a 24-year-old offender named Eric Terhaar, should be released from the program. The state is opposing Terhaar’s release, saying he needs a more time in MSOP before reintegrating into society. Frank is expected to make a ruling within the next few weeks on the fate of Terhaar, a ruling that could pave the way for other MSOP clients to be released. Before that happens, though, here’s what you need to know about Minnesota’s complicated system for treating sex offenders — and why it’s become such a hot button issue: So what exactly is the Minnesota Sex Offender Treatment Program? The program — often referred to simply as MSOP — opened in Moose Lake in 1995 as a high-security treatment program for sex offenders who are believed to be dangerous or have a “sexual psychopathic personalities.” A typical “client” in the program might show a lack of remorse for their actions or seem likely to reoffend. | https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2014/07/minnesota-sex-offender-program-explained |
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Content: Frank is expected to make a ruling within the next few weeks on the fate of Terhaar, a ruling that could pave the way for other MSOP clients to be released. Before that happens, though, here’s what you need to know about Minnesota’s complicated system for treating sex offenders — and why it’s become such a hot button issue: So what exactly is the Minnesota Sex Offender Treatment Program? The program — often referred to simply as MSOP — opened in Moose Lake in 1995 as a high-security treatment program for sex offenders who are believed to be dangerous or have a “sexual psychopathic personalities.” A typical “client” in the program might show a lack of remorse for their actions or seem likely to reoffend. The treatment is administered by the state Department of Human Services. Article continues after advertisement
Why are sex offenders in MSOP called “clients”? In short: because they can’t be called prisoners. In fact, most — but not all — people in MSOP have completed prison sentences for sex offenses, and have been sent to MSOP for continued treatment through a process called “civil commitment.” | https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2014/07/minnesota-sex-offender-program-explained |
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Why are sex offenders in MSOP called “clients”? In short: because they can’t be called prisoners. In fact, most — but not all — people in MSOP have completed prison sentences for sex offenses, and have been sent to MSOP for continued treatment through a process called “civil commitment.” So what is “civil commitment”? When a sex offender nears the end of their prison sentence in Minnesota, the Department of Corrections puts them through a screening process, referring those who may be appropriate for commitment to county attorneys. County attorneys then determine whether to file a petition for commitment with the district courts, where a judge makes the final call. What kind of treatment do people receive at MSOP? The program includes three “phases” of treatment for clients. | https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2014/07/minnesota-sex-offender-program-explained |
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Content: So what is “civil commitment”? When a sex offender nears the end of their prison sentence in Minnesota, the Department of Corrections puts them through a screening process, referring those who may be appropriate for commitment to county attorneys. County attorneys then determine whether to file a petition for commitment with the district courts, where a judge makes the final call. What kind of treatment do people receive at MSOP? The program includes three “phases” of treatment for clients. Most of the individuals in the program are in the first phase of treatment, which focuses on adjusting clients to the rules of the program and treatment basics. Only in the second phase of treatment do clients detail their sexual history. The third stage of treatment takes place at another MSOP facility, in St. Peter. Clients are allowed to take supervised excursions into the community. If they do well, the client can petition a special review board to go into a program known as Community Preparation Services (CPS). | https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2014/07/minnesota-sex-offender-program-explained |
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Content: Most of the individuals in the program are in the first phase of treatment, which focuses on adjusting clients to the rules of the program and treatment basics. Only in the second phase of treatment do clients detail their sexual history. The third stage of treatment takes place at another MSOP facility, in St. Peter. Clients are allowed to take supervised excursions into the community. If they do well, the client can petition a special review board to go into a program known as Community Preparation Services (CPS). As the name suggests, CPS is supposed to prepare clients to go back into the community. Clients get certain privileges there, including college-level classes and the ability to move around freely — under supervision — in a facility just outside the razor wire. How many people are in the program? As of June 30, there were 697 clients receiving treatment in MSOP. That’s a dramatic increase from 2000, when the program only treated about 150 offenders. | https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2014/07/minnesota-sex-offender-program-explained |
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Content: As the name suggests, CPS is supposed to prepare clients to go back into the community. Clients get certain privileges there, including college-level classes and the ability to move around freely — under supervision — in a facility just outside the razor wire. How many people are in the program? As of June 30, there were 697 clients receiving treatment in MSOP. That’s a dramatic increase from 2000, when the program only treated about 150 offenders. Today, Minnesota commits more sex offenders per capita than any other state with a similar program. Support MinnPost by becoming a sustaining member today. Why so many? The large increase in the number of people civilly committed to MSOP can be traced back to a single event: The 2003 abduction and murder of North Dakota college student Dru Sjodin, who was killed by Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., a sex offender who had just completed a 23-year prison sentence. | https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2014/07/minnesota-sex-offender-program-explained |
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Content: Today, Minnesota commits more sex offenders per capita than any other state with a similar program. Support MinnPost by becoming a sustaining member today. Why so many? The large increase in the number of people civilly committed to MSOP can be traced back to a single event: The 2003 abduction and murder of North Dakota college student Dru Sjodin, who was killed by Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., a sex offender who had just completed a 23-year prison sentence. Her murder horrified the public and alarmed politicians, who subsequently cracked down on sex offender confinement in Minnesota. How are offenders released from the program? Treatment in the program is “indefinite,” and MSOP technically does not have authority to let anyone out. Clients must petition the Supreme Court Appeal Panel — commonly called the “SCAP process” — before they can either move to CPS or be discharged from their commitment altogether. As of June 30, 26 clients have successfully petitioned to move into the final phase of treatment, but the panel has never granted anyone permanent release from the program. | https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2014/07/minnesota-sex-offender-program-explained |
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Content: Her murder horrified the public and alarmed politicians, who subsequently cracked down on sex offender confinement in Minnesota. How are offenders released from the program? Treatment in the program is “indefinite,” and MSOP technically does not have authority to let anyone out. Clients must petition the Supreme Court Appeal Panel — commonly called the “SCAP process” — before they can either move to CPS or be discharged from their commitment altogether. As of June 30, 26 clients have successfully petitioned to move into the final phase of treatment, but the panel has never granted anyone permanent release from the program. Wait, so nobody has ever gotten out of MSOP? Not unconditionally. One person, Clarence Opheim, was provisionally released from the program in 2012, but is still under the state watch in a halfway house. Opheim first went to prison in 1988 for molesting an 11-year-old boy, and later admitted to molesting 29 children. How much does the program cost taxpayers? | https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2014/07/minnesota-sex-offender-program-explained |
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Content: Wait, so nobody has ever gotten out of MSOP? Not unconditionally. One person, Clarence Opheim, was provisionally released from the program in 2012, but is still under the state watch in a halfway house. Opheim first went to prison in 1988 for molesting an 11-year-old boy, and later admitted to molesting 29 children. How much does the program cost taxpayers? The program will cost about $81 million during the 2015 fiscal year. It costs about $120,000 per offender for housing and treatment each year — or about three times what it costs to house the average prison inmate in Minnesota. Why is everyone talking about this now? MSOP is under intense scrutiny thanks to a federal class action lawsuit filed on behalf of all clients in the program. The suit alleges that MSOP unconstitutionally confines clients receiving treatment — with no hope of ever getting out. | https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2014/07/minnesota-sex-offender-program-explained |
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Content: The program will cost about $81 million during the 2015 fiscal year. It costs about $120,000 per offender for housing and treatment each year — or about three times what it costs to house the average prison inmate in Minnesota. Why is everyone talking about this now? MSOP is under intense scrutiny thanks to a federal class action lawsuit filed on behalf of all clients in the program. The suit alleges that MSOP unconstitutionally confines clients receiving treatment — with no hope of ever getting out. In a February ruling, using words like “draconian” and “broken,” Judge Frank raised questions about MSOP’s constitutionality and asked legislators to address his concerns during the 2014 session. Legislators failed to come up with a plan to fix the program, so Frank and a four-person panel of experts are reviewing each case of civil commitment in the state. The panel is also putting together a broader report on the program due out at the end of the summer. Article continues after advertisement
Who is Eric Terhaar? Terhaar is likely to be the first person ever fully released from the program, and represents a particularly vexing part of the program: | https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2014/07/minnesota-sex-offender-program-explained |
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Content: In a February ruling, using words like “draconian” and “broken,” Judge Frank raised questions about MSOP’s constitutionality and asked legislators to address his concerns during the 2014 session. Legislators failed to come up with a plan to fix the program, so Frank and a four-person panel of experts are reviewing each case of civil commitment in the state. The panel is also putting together a broader report on the program due out at the end of the summer. Article continues after advertisement
Who is Eric Terhaar? Terhaar is likely to be the first person ever fully released from the program, and represents a particularly vexing part of the program: 52 MSOP clients who have never been charged as adults as sex offenders. Terhaar’s offenses — which include the rape of his sister when he was 10 — all occurred before the age of 15. When the expert panel reviewed Terhaar’s case, it recommended him for unconditional release, saying he’s not a danger to the public. They also said people like Terhaar should never have been committed to MSOP alongside serial rapists and child molesters. Not only should the treatment of juvenile offenses be different from an adult’s treatment, they say, but juveniles’ likelihood of re-offending as an adult is much lower. | https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2014/07/minnesota-sex-offender-program-explained |
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Content: 52 MSOP clients who have never been charged as adults as sex offenders. Terhaar’s offenses — which include the rape of his sister when he was 10 — all occurred before the age of 15. When the expert panel reviewed Terhaar’s case, it recommended him for unconditional release, saying he’s not a danger to the public. They also said people like Terhaar should never have been committed to MSOP alongside serial rapists and child molesters. Not only should the treatment of juvenile offenses be different from an adult’s treatment, they say, but juveniles’ likelihood of re-offending as an adult is much lower. Frank is expected to make a ruling on his case, and that of the only woman locked in MSOP, Rhonda Bailey, in the next few weeks. Can’t the Legislature do something to fix the situation? The state Senate passed a bill in 2013 that would have put only the most dangerous offenders in the program, while others would be placed in a less restricted environment. It also established a two-step hearing process that would determine if commitment is needed and, if necessary, the terms of that commitment. But the proposal stalled last session in the state House, where all 134 members are up for re-election this fall. | https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2014/07/minnesota-sex-offender-program-explained |
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Content: Frank is expected to make a ruling on his case, and that of the only woman locked in MSOP, Rhonda Bailey, in the next few weeks. Can’t the Legislature do something to fix the situation? The state Senate passed a bill in 2013 that would have put only the most dangerous offenders in the program, while others would be placed in a less restricted environment. It also established a two-step hearing process that would determine if commitment is needed and, if necessary, the terms of that commitment. But the proposal stalled last session in the state House, where all 134 members are up for re-election this fall. Republicans and Democrats butted heads over a solution, and without buy-in from both parties during at contentious election season, the Democrats who control the House didn’t want to expose themselves to campaign attacks over releasing sex offenders. Why is the issue so political? It probably goes without saying that sex offenders are a highly stigmatized group, and the release of an offender into a new community — even under intense supervision — brings up issues of public safety. And while it’s up to the Supreme Court Appeal Panel to grant releases to offenders, the Department of Human Services can oppose any release. Because DHS is overseen by a commissioner appointed by the governor, it would be easy to pin any movement of an offender on a political administration. | https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2014/07/minnesota-sex-offender-program-explained |
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Content: Republicans and Democrats butted heads over a solution, and without buy-in from both parties during at contentious election season, the Democrats who control the House didn’t want to expose themselves to campaign attacks over releasing sex offenders. Why is the issue so political? It probably goes without saying that sex offenders are a highly stigmatized group, and the release of an offender into a new community — even under intense supervision — brings up issues of public safety. And while it’s up to the Supreme Court Appeal Panel to grant releases to offenders, the Department of Human Services can oppose any release. Because DHS is overseen by a commissioner appointed by the governor, it would be easy to pin any movement of an offender on a political administration. For example, late last year, Republican gubernatorial candidates criticized Gov. Mark Dayton over the proposed transfer of six men from the Minnesota Security Hospital in St. Peter to a less restrictive facility in Cambridge. Those plans were ultimately suspended. Can a federal judge simply release someone from the program? There’s some disagreement about what power the federal court has to release Terhaar — or any other offender from the program. Dan Gustafson, the attorney representing clients in MSOP, said the court could declare Terhaar’s confinement unconstitutional, which would force the state’s hand in petitioning for his release. | https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2014/07/minnesota-sex-offender-program-explained |
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Content: For example, late last year, Republican gubernatorial candidates criticized Gov. Mark Dayton over the proposed transfer of six men from the Minnesota Security Hospital in St. Peter to a less restrictive facility in Cambridge. Those plans were ultimately suspended. Can a federal judge simply release someone from the program? There’s some disagreement about what power the federal court has to release Terhaar — or any other offender from the program. Dan Gustafson, the attorney representing clients in MSOP, said the court could declare Terhaar’s confinement unconstitutional, which would force the state’s hand in petitioning for his release. Nathan Brennaman, an attorney for the state, however, believes the court only has the authority to grant injunctive relief and call on the state to make system-wide changes to the program. Could the lawsuit lead to someone dangerous getting out of MSOP? Not likely. As the experts testified in court last week, the people they are looking to release are those that are particularly vulnerable or unlikely to offend. That includes offenders with only no adult criminal history, the elderly (MSOP has clients as old as 92) and developmentally disabled clients who may struggle with treatment. | https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2014/07/minnesota-sex-offender-program-explained |
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Content: Nathan Brennaman, an attorney for the state, however, believes the court only has the authority to grant injunctive relief and call on the state to make system-wide changes to the program. Could the lawsuit lead to someone dangerous getting out of MSOP? Not likely. As the experts testified in court last week, the people they are looking to release are those that are particularly vulnerable or unlikely to offend. That includes offenders with only no adult criminal history, the elderly (MSOP has clients as old as 92) and developmentally disabled clients who may struggle with treatment. Briana Bierschbach
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Why do national polling analysts think Minnesota is a swing state? Minnesota has voted for Democrats for president since 1976. But that doesn’t make it a sure thing. By Greta Kaul | MinnPost Staff Writer
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Have you bookmarked RealClearPolitics’ electoral college map? Do you check it every day to see whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump has gained ground in the polls? If you answered yes, and you’re a Minnesotan, you might be a bit puzzled. You might ask yourself why Minnesota, which has voted Democratic in presidential elections since 1976, shows up not red, not blue, but gray — a toss-up state — in an election year where the Republican contender is believed to be especially unpopular here. It’s not just RealClearPolitics. | https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2016/10/why-do-national-polling-analysts-think-minnesota-swing-state |
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Have you bookmarked RealClearPolitics’ electoral college map? Do you check it every day to see whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump has gained ground in the polls? If you answered yes, and you’re a Minnesotan, you might be a bit puzzled. You might ask yourself why Minnesota, which has voted Democratic in presidential elections since 1976, shows up not red, not blue, but gray — a toss-up state — in an election year where the Republican contender is believed to be especially unpopular here. It’s not just RealClearPolitics. There are several election forecasters that have had Minnesota listed as less than true blue this election. On Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight, Minnesota is a state to watch, though as of publication Thursday morning, it gave Clinton an 88 percent chance of taking Minnesota (slightly less than Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania). On the Washington Post’s The Fix, Minnesota is leaning, but not safely, blue. The Louis Jacobson/Governing magazine map changed Minnesota’s rating from likely Democratic to lean Democratic on October 5, calling Clinton’s margins “relatively narrow.” Of course, this could all change, and fast, in light of the leak of Trump’s lewd comments on Friday and however voters process the presidential debate, the full effects of which likely haven’t shown up in the polls yet. | https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2016/10/why-do-national-polling-analysts-think-minnesota-swing-state |
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Content: Obama ultimately won by a 7.7 percentage point margin — smaller than his 10-plus point margin of victory in Minnesota in 2008. This year, FiveThirtyEight calls Minnesota a state to watch. As of Thursday morning, FiveThirtyEight predicts Clinton will win with a 8 percentage point margin — a number that has gone up in recent days — in Minnesota and gives her an 88 percent chance of taking the state. There are a few reasons Minnesota might be seen as a swing state, wrote FiveThirtyEight writer and analyst Harry Enten in an email. “ First, in most recent elections it's been fairly close to the national vote. In 2012, Obama won by 8 as he won by 4 nationally. That's not like in a blue state like Massachusetts where Obama won by over 20 percentage points. On that basis alone, we'd expect the state to be fairly close if the election were close.” Getting (relatively) less blue
These polls may reflect an underlying change in Minnesota’s electorate: according to one trusted measure of a state’s partisan leanings, Minnesota has become less blue in presidential elections, relative to all U.S. states, over time. | https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2016/10/why-do-national-polling-analysts-think-minnesota-swing-state |
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Content: In 2012, Obama won by 8 as he won by 4 nationally. That's not like in a blue state like Massachusetts where Obama won by over 20 percentage points. On that basis alone, we'd expect the state to be fairly close if the election were close.” Getting (relatively) less blue
These polls may reflect an underlying change in Minnesota’s electorate: according to one trusted measure of a state’s partisan leanings, Minnesota has become less blue in presidential elections, relative to all U.S. states, over time. That measure is the Partisan Voting Index (PVI) by the Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan organization that analyzes U.S. elections. This year, Minnesota’s PVI is D+2, which means it’s thought to be 2 percentage points more Democratic than the rest of the U.S. is, on average. In 1994, Minnesota was D+6, but dropped to D+4 in 1998 and D+3 in 2002. In 2006, it dropped to D+2, where it has remained ever since. Minnesota's Partisan Voter Index
Minnesota has become a less blue-leaning state relative to the rest of the U.S. in recent years, according to the Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index, a measure of how Republican or Democratic-leaning a state is. | https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2016/10/why-do-national-polling-analysts-think-minnesota-swing-state |
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Content: That measure is the Partisan Voting Index (PVI) by the Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan organization that analyzes U.S. elections. This year, Minnesota’s PVI is D+2, which means it’s thought to be 2 percentage points more Democratic than the rest of the U.S. is, on average. In 1994, Minnesota was D+6, but dropped to D+4 in 1998 and D+3 in 2002. In 2006, it dropped to D+2, where it has remained ever since. Minnesota's Partisan Voter Index
Minnesota has become a less blue-leaning state relative to the rest of the U.S. in recent years, according to the Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index, a measure of how Republican or Democratic-leaning a state is. In 1996, it was considered D+6. Today, it's D+2. Created with Highcharts 9.0.1
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“It’s been turning redder, even though Republicans haven’t been winning in the state,” Byler said. “ I think of it a little bit similarly to North Carolina, because North Carolina is, according to the Cook Political Voting Index, R+3. | https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2016/10/why-do-national-polling-analysts-think-minnesota-swing-state |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_377688188#10_759743462 | Title: Why do national polling analysts think Minnesota is a swing state? | MinnPost
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Content: In 1996, it was considered D+6. Today, it's D+2. Created with Highcharts 9.0.1
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“It’s been turning redder, even though Republicans haven’t been winning in the state,” Byler said. “ I think of it a little bit similarly to North Carolina, because North Carolina is, according to the Cook Political Voting Index, R+3. When you have a big enough Democratic margin, (they) can peel it off.” ( Obama won North Carolina in 2008, but lost it in 2012.) Remember, too, that despite its track record on presidential elections, Minnesota isn’t all blue. The Minnesota governor’s office and the state House and Senate have switched party control in recent years. Minnesota’s congressional delegation is split, though weighted toward Democrats — there are five Democrats and three Republicans in the House and two Democrats in the Senate. | https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2016/10/why-do-national-polling-analysts-think-minnesota-swing-state |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_377688188#11_759745062 | Title: Why do national polling analysts think Minnesota is a swing state? | MinnPost
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Content: When you have a big enough Democratic margin, (they) can peel it off.” ( Obama won North Carolina in 2008, but lost it in 2012.) Remember, too, that despite its track record on presidential elections, Minnesota isn’t all blue. The Minnesota governor’s office and the state House and Senate have switched party control in recent years. Minnesota’s congressional delegation is split, though weighted toward Democrats — there are five Democrats and three Republicans in the House and two Democrats in the Senate. If this were a different year, we might expect to see the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates running closer to neck-and-neck. If a strong Republican candidate ran for president, Byler thinks they’d have a shot of breaking Democrats’ winning streak in Minnesota. Article continues after advertisement
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That candidate is probably not Trump: while it makes sense that Minnesota, as a less racially diverse state, would be a target for a Republican candidate (Minnesota is 85 percent white, and white people have become more solidly Republican in recent years, according to Gallup ), Trump has struggled to make inroads with white, college-educated voters, of which there are many in Minnesota, Byler said. How votes are changing based on college degrees and race — both predictors of how people will vote — is something FiveThirtyEight has been looking into. | https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2016/10/why-do-national-polling-analysts-think-minnesota-swing-state |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_385111116#14_774868001 | Title: When to Take a Pregnancy Test Based on Science and Ovulation - Mira Fertility Tracker
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When to Take a Pregnancy Test Based on Science and Ovulation
Does it matter when you take a pregnancy test?
Understanding your options: When is the best time to take a pregnancy test?
Based on your cycle
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When is a pregnancy test most accurate?
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Content: Medical professionals say a positive pregnancy is 25 mIU/mL of hCG or more. From the numbers you read above, you see why waiting is the best option. If you take a home pregnancy test too early, you may end up with a false-negative result, which means, in fact, you are pregnant, but the test returned a negative result. It is simply because your hCG hormone hasn’t reached the threshold of the pregnancy test yet. Wait until the day of your missed period, or 1-2 days later, as your period could be late. This will prevent a false-negative test result and save you money. When is a pregnancy test most accurate? Some times of day are better than others for taking a home pregnancy test. If you are testing before your period is due, you should test with morning urine, which has a higher concentration of hCG. You can test any time during the day if you have passed the day of your missed period. | https://www.miracare.com/blog/how-soon-after-ovulation-can-you-take-a-pregnancy-test/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_385111116#15_774869971 | Title: When to Take a Pregnancy Test Based on Science and Ovulation - Mira Fertility Tracker
Headings: When to Take a Pregnancy Test Based on Science and Ovulation
When to Take a Pregnancy Test Based on Science and Ovulation
Does it matter when you take a pregnancy test?
Understanding your options: When is the best time to take a pregnancy test?
Based on your cycle
Based on ovulation
If you feel pregnant
Getting it right: Understanding pregnancy test details
How Pregnancy Tests Work
When is a pregnancy test most accurate?
Tips for Taking a Pregnancy Test
Types of Pregnancy Tests
Home Pregnancy Tests
Blood Pregnancy Tests
Common Questions about Pregnancy Tests
How early can you take a pregnancy test?
How soon will a pregnancy test read positive?
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Content: This will prevent a false-negative test result and save you money. When is a pregnancy test most accurate? Some times of day are better than others for taking a home pregnancy test. If you are testing before your period is due, you should test with morning urine, which has a higher concentration of hCG. You can test any time during the day if you have passed the day of your missed period. By then, your hCG level should be high enough to be detected if you are pregnant. Tips for Taking a Pregnancy Test
Using a home pregnancy test is pretty easy. All HPTs are urine tests and often use a testing stick you hold in your urine stream. Here’s how to use a home pregnancy test the right way: Purchase a test and check the expiration date on the box. | https://www.miracare.com/blog/how-soon-after-ovulation-can-you-take-a-pregnancy-test/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_385111116#18_774875191 | Title: When to Take a Pregnancy Test Based on Science and Ovulation - Mira Fertility Tracker
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When to Take a Pregnancy Test Based on Science and Ovulation
Does it matter when you take a pregnancy test?
Understanding your options: When is the best time to take a pregnancy test?
Based on your cycle
Based on ovulation
If you feel pregnant
Getting it right: Understanding pregnancy test details
How Pregnancy Tests Work
When is a pregnancy test most accurate?
Tips for Taking a Pregnancy Test
Types of Pregnancy Tests
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Content: Buy multi-packs if you’d prefer to double-check test results. The accuracy of a home pregnancy test can vary, depending on how you use it and your menstrual cycle. To improve the accuracy of a home pregnancy test, you will want to pay attention to the following details: Testing too early. You shouldn’t test earlier than 12 DPO. It is best to wait until your period is due. Urine is diluted. You are not using morning urine or drinking too much fluid before the test. The hCG concentration in your urine is diluted. Not enough waiting time. | https://www.miracare.com/blog/how-soon-after-ovulation-can-you-take-a-pregnancy-test/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_385111116#19_774876811 | Title: When to Take a Pregnancy Test Based on Science and Ovulation - Mira Fertility Tracker
Headings: When to Take a Pregnancy Test Based on Science and Ovulation
When to Take a Pregnancy Test Based on Science and Ovulation
Does it matter when you take a pregnancy test?
Understanding your options: When is the best time to take a pregnancy test?
Based on your cycle
Based on ovulation
If you feel pregnant
Getting it right: Understanding pregnancy test details
How Pregnancy Tests Work
When is a pregnancy test most accurate?
Tips for Taking a Pregnancy Test
Types of Pregnancy Tests
Home Pregnancy Tests
Blood Pregnancy Tests
Common Questions about Pregnancy Tests
How early can you take a pregnancy test?
How soon will a pregnancy test read positive?
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Content: It is best to wait until your period is due. Urine is diluted. You are not using morning urine or drinking too much fluid before the test. The hCG concentration in your urine is diluted. Not enough waiting time. The US Office of Women’s Health recommends waiting up to 10 minutes after the test to check the results. This time frame will give you the most accurate result. The test is not sensitive enough. Some pregnancy tests are more sensitive than others. If you want to detect pregnancy early, ask the pharmacist for a more sensitive brand. | https://www.miracare.com/blog/how-soon-after-ovulation-can-you-take-a-pregnancy-test/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_385499807#0_775847812 | Title: Imagination in Child Development: Why It's Important
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Imagination is an essential component of childhood, helping children learn many important lifelong skills. Most children can pick up an ordinary object — a box or a piece of cloth — and see its potential for a fort or superhero cape, spending hours pretending and role-playing. These seemingly simple interactions are crucial for a child’s development, giving them the creativity and problem-solving abilities they’ll need as adults. This type of play should be encouraged as much as possible to give kids the opportunities to grow, learn, and imagine. What Is Imaginative Play? Imaginative play is when children use their imaginations and play without rules or structure. Also called pretend play, dramatic play, and make-believe, imaginative play is an essential part of any childhood and introduces the concept of role-playing. This type of playtime helps kids make sense of their world by practicing skills and interactions they observe in the real world. | https://www.miracle-recreation.com/blog/importance-of-imagination-in-child-development/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_385499807#3_775852654 | Title: Imagination in Child Development: Why It's Important
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What Is Imaginative Play?
Why Is Imagination Important in Child Development?
Encouraging Creativity in Children
Playgrounds for Creative Play
Content: What kid doesn’t love making a blanket fort with chairs and a sheet? Or turning a giant cardboard box into a house, a boat, or a rocket ship? With this open-ended, unstructured play, kids can be anything they want, whether it’s a chef at a restaurant, a race car driver, astronaut, princess, knight, or an animal. There’s no limit to what a child can dream up. They can pretend to save the world, be mythical creatures, or act out scenarios they observe in their everyday life, mimicking parents, teachers, or grocery store clerks. Whatever they choose to play and pretend, they’re learning and developing important lifelong skills. Why Is Imagination Important in Child Development? Imagination aids in the development of social, emotional, creative, physical, lingual, and problem-solving skills in children. These are important skills to develop in early childhood, as they can be good markers for understanding a child’s overall development. But mostly, playing pretend is fun for kids. | https://www.miracle-recreation.com/blog/importance-of-imagination-in-child-development/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_385499807#4_775854166 | Title: Imagination in Child Development: Why It's Important
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Why Is Imagination Important in Child Development?
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Content: Whatever they choose to play and pretend, they’re learning and developing important lifelong skills. Why Is Imagination Important in Child Development? Imagination aids in the development of social, emotional, creative, physical, lingual, and problem-solving skills in children. These are important skills to develop in early childhood, as they can be good markers for understanding a child’s overall development. But mostly, playing pretend is fun for kids. Learn more about how it supports many different aspects of child development: Social and emotional development: When kids play pretend, role-playing as other characters, they practice what it’s like to be someone else, helping them develop empathy and understanding for others. Pretending also helps a child’s self-esteem, giving them the confidence to be anything they want. When children play pretend with others, they work on skills like cooperation, negotiation, collaboration, and sharing of responsibilities. | https://www.miracle-recreation.com/blog/importance-of-imagination-in-child-development/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_385499807#5_775855656 | Title: Imagination in Child Development: Why It's Important
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What Is Imaginative Play?
Why Is Imagination Important in Child Development?
Encouraging Creativity in Children
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Content: Learn more about how it supports many different aspects of child development: Social and emotional development: When kids play pretend, role-playing as other characters, they practice what it’s like to be someone else, helping them develop empathy and understanding for others. Pretending also helps a child’s self-esteem, giving them the confidence to be anything they want. When children play pretend with others, they work on skills like cooperation, negotiation, collaboration, and sharing of responsibilities. Pretend play is a great way for children to test their boundaries, learn to control impulses and experiment with social interaction. Creative development: Perhaps one of the most obvious benefits of imaginative play is an enhanced creative ability. Imaginative play gives kids the skills they need later in life for creative problem solving and an appreciation for artistic endeavors. Creativity in children can later aid in the discovery and invention of new things, as well as being able to understand various types of art and visualize characters and situations from books and movies. | https://www.miracle-recreation.com/blog/importance-of-imagination-in-child-development/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_387533002#0_780637718 | Title: The Alps are Important – Why Protect it — Miramonti Corteno
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The Alps are Important – Why Protect it
Formed after millions of years, the Alps have served various European countries for many purposes that have defined their culture, customs, entertainment and history. Our Alpine hotel is situated in one of the many alpine valleys, where many locals and tourists enjoy the view and the plethora of exciting activities that can be done in the Alps. It is one of the most naturally-gifted spectacles in the world - with the most breathtaking views and diverse flora and fauna that thrive in the Alps. But due to the threat of climate change, melting glaciers and increasing industrialisation, it is important to protect Alpine culture and its nature - there is a reason why the WWF issued a European Alpine Programme to protect the mountains. Here are the top reasons why the Alps is important and why we should protect it. “Protecting Traditions & Culture”
The mountain range runs 1,200 km across 8 countries including Italy, Switzerland, France, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Monaco and Liechtenstein - making these Alpine villages rich in culture. Each of these countries have their own individual cultures - relying and living off the natural abundance that the Alps have to offer. Alpine traditions such as cheesemaking, cultivating wines and herding animals were developed here. However, due to the increase of urbanisation, many young people are flocking to the cities to get jobs - decreasing the number of inhabitants over time. By increasing tourism and appreciation to these places, jobs can be created to support the tourist industry and increase awareness of the Alps. | https://www.miramonticorteno.com/blog/2019/8/13/the-alps-are-important-why-protect-it |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_387533002#3_780644222 | Title: The Alps are Important – Why Protect it — Miramonti Corteno
Headings: The Alps are Important – Why Protect it
The Alps are Important – Why Protect it
“Protecting Traditions & Culture”
“History”
“Potential for green and renewable energy”
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“tHE RISK OF cLIMATE cHANGE”
Content: For the alpine municipalities, it is likely from hydroelectric energy. This is a great way to reduce the impact of climate change that is currently threatening the Alps right at this moment. “wiNTER sPORTS”
The Alps is the perfect place to participate in winter sports - the thick snow, beautiful landscapes and its widespread mountain range has led to various Olympic venues set in the Alps. Some examples are the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and 1968 in Grenoble. Furthermore, many championships like the Ski World Cup and Snow Polo championships are set in the Alps. You do not even have to be a professional skier to try out Winter Sports, there are various resorts that allow you try it out! “tHE RISK OF cLIMATE cHANGE”
In the French Alps, scientists have discovered a newly formed lake in the Alps - an alarming image demonstrating the reality of climate change. Climate change will cause extreme weather events, reduced snow, increased droughts, the retreat of glaciers and thawing of permafrost. All these events can negatively impact the safety of locals and tourists, uneven seasonal cycles affecting agriculture and affecting the flora and fauna. With climate change being an important subject all over the world - it is important to touch upon the reasons why we should protect the Alps especially from Climate change or other issues like urbanisation. | https://www.miramonticorteno.com/blog/2019/8/13/the-alps-are-important-why-protect-it |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_387533002#4_780646191 | Title: The Alps are Important – Why Protect it — Miramonti Corteno
Headings: The Alps are Important – Why Protect it
The Alps are Important – Why Protect it
“Protecting Traditions & Culture”
“History”
“Potential for green and renewable energy”
“wiNTER sPORTS”
“tHE RISK OF cLIMATE cHANGE”
Content: You do not even have to be a professional skier to try out Winter Sports, there are various resorts that allow you try it out! “tHE RISK OF cLIMATE cHANGE”
In the French Alps, scientists have discovered a newly formed lake in the Alps - an alarming image demonstrating the reality of climate change. Climate change will cause extreme weather events, reduced snow, increased droughts, the retreat of glaciers and thawing of permafrost. All these events can negatively impact the safety of locals and tourists, uneven seasonal cycles affecting agriculture and affecting the flora and fauna. With climate change being an important subject all over the world - it is important to touch upon the reasons why we should protect the Alps especially from Climate change or other issues like urbanisation. For more articles about the Alps, read our blog: 5 Destination in the Italian Alps You Need to Visit This Summer
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_391537104#10_788655891 | Title: The Economics of Prohibition | Mises Institute
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Content: Prohibitions on drugs cause potency to increase. Therefore, the assumption that higher prices achieve the goals of prohibition is unfounded. Given all such considerations, the case for prohibition remains unfounded even if the indirect connection between the consumption of certain products and social ills does exist. The attempt to understand all human action (as opposed to just commercial activity) as rational represents a revolution in thought. Applied to policy decisions, this revolution is called public-choice economics, and from this perspective it is unacceptable to present prohibition as an ignorant, irrational, or impossible social policy. Economists now suspect that any net losses to society produced by government policies are the result of rent seeking rather than ignorance or irrationality on the part of policymakers. Rent seeking is a search for privilege and personal gain through the political process. Rent seeking is distinguished from corruption in that rent seeking is legal and corruption is not. History reveals that prohibitions are indeed classic examples of the co-opting of public-spirited intentions by rent seekers within the political process, thereby explaining the existence of what at first appears to be irrational policies. This rationality-based method for the study of human action was labeled praxeology by the Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises. | https://www.mises.org/library/economics-prohibition |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_391537104#11_788657647 | Title: The Economics of Prohibition | Mises Institute
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Content: Economists now suspect that any net losses to society produced by government policies are the result of rent seeking rather than ignorance or irrationality on the part of policymakers. Rent seeking is a search for privilege and personal gain through the political process. Rent seeking is distinguished from corruption in that rent seeking is legal and corruption is not. History reveals that prohibitions are indeed classic examples of the co-opting of public-spirited intentions by rent seekers within the political process, thereby explaining the existence of what at first appears to be irrational policies. This rationality-based method for the study of human action was labeled praxeology by the Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises. His student F. A. Hayek, a Nobel laureate, called it the logic of choice. Contemporary economists will recognize this approach as developed by Gary Becker. Other social scientists, notably political scientists, criminologists, and psychologists, will no doubt recognize this rationality-based approach as one which has become part of their own disciplines. Although such an outcome is unintentional on my part, this book will prove threatening to many. Some will label the theory in it doctrinaire, apologetic, capitalistic, or liberal. | https://www.mises.org/library/economics-prohibition |
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Content: In The USA, according to PACER: Nearly 1 in 3 students report being bullied during the school year (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2013). 6% of high school students in the US report being bullied at school in the past year. 14.8% reported being bullied online (Center for Disease Control, 2014). 64 percent of children who were bullied did not report it; only 36 percent reported the bullying. More than half of bullying situations (57 percent) stop when a peer intervenes on behalf of the student being bullied. School-based bullying prevention programs decrease bullying by up to 25%. The reasons for being bullied reported most often by students were looks (55%), body shape (37%), and race (16%). How to respond if you are being bullied: | https://www.missionariesofprayer.org/2015/07/prayer-on-bullying-bible-verses/ |
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Content: only 36 percent reported the bullying. More than half of bullying situations (57 percent) stop when a peer intervenes on behalf of the student being bullied. School-based bullying prevention programs decrease bullying by up to 25%. The reasons for being bullied reported most often by students were looks (55%), body shape (37%), and race (16%). How to respond if you are being bullied: 1. It would be a human reaction to be afraid. Here’s what the bible has to say about that
2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV) “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” Don’t afraid! | https://www.missionariesofprayer.org/2015/07/prayer-on-bullying-bible-verses/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_398277080#0_803830962 | Title: Registration Sequence - Office of the Registrar - Missouri State University
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To view your earliest date to register and eligibility to register, go to the Registration tab in My Missouri State, navigate to the My Registration channel, select the Registration Status link. If you have a hold which prevents registration, you must first take the steps necessary to clear the hold before you can register. Important notes: All current and admitted students (except those who must attend SOAR) may register according to the following sequence. First-time freshman applying for Summer or Fall 2021 are not eligible to register during the sequenced registration period and should refer to the SOAR website for specific registration. Students may register any day or time after their scheduled sequence time, but not before. The registration sequences are grouped by the number of earned credit hours. Earned credit hours do not include currently enrolled hours. Registration Date
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_400903369#11_810082115 | Title: Newspapers: The Most Credible Source for News | Mitchell'sNY
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The Associated Press is a nonprofit news cooperative that publishes a wide array of trending news and investigative reports. It maintains no shareholders, no corporate sponsors and doesn’t rely upon or take government funding, operating overwhelmingly from its syndicated content re-published by other newspapers. In fact, savvy newsreaders might note that AP often shows up in the bylines of other papers and articles, as the AP frequently is the first to break news stories. The AP is rated as a centrist or politically centered medium. It enforces rigid journalistic standards for its staff writers to adhere to, including editorial guidelines on how to avoid left or right-leaning connotations within content. 2. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)
The Wall Street Journal is the only major newspaper brand that Americans trust more than they distrust across political identifications, according to research from Pew. In that vein, the Wall Street Journal maintains one of the most diverse demographics of readers of any U.S.-based newspaper, stretching across socio-economic and political categories. Even with its controversial Murdoch-family News Corporation ownership, WSJ’s news sections reflect authoritative, factual and high-quality coverage, particularly on economic and financial issues. | https://www.mitchellsny.com/blog/why-newspaper-is-the-most-credible-source-for-news/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_401456179#1_810958756 | Title: History of the Telephone and Communication with Businesses
Headings: History of the Telephone and Communication with Businesses
History of the Telephone and Communication with Businesses
Content: RING MY BELL
The telephone was invented in the 1870s. Alexander Graham Bell was the first person to register the invention of the telephone at the patent office. His competitor Elisha Gray registered a similar patent just a few hours after he did. The telephone came about because they were trying to improve the capabilities of the telegraph. After the telephone was invented, wealthy individuals and large corporations primarily used it as a means of communications between specific locations. This means that the corporation or individual would run the wires themselves between locations. These were called direct lines. Telephone exchanges were set up to centralize the telephone network within a smaller geographic area. This system allowed other individual lines to be connected with each other through a central station. These were the forerunners of switchboards. | https://www.mitel.com/articles/history-telephone-and-communication-businesses |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_406307833#0_821567168 | Title: Know everything about the balls on power lines
Headings: Know everything about the balls on power lines
Know everything about the balls on power lines
Purpose of Aerial Marker Balls
Design of the aerial marker balls
Installation
Types of aerial marker balls
Conclusion
Content: Know everything about the balls on power lines
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Know everything about the balls on power lines
Most probably you have seen the colored balls hanging on power lines and wondered what the purpose of the balls on the power lines is? Or why there are balls on the power line? We have decided to compile a guide to help you understand the significance of the balls on power lines. Why are there balls on power lines? The round balls on power lines are known as aerial marker balls placed there to help save lives by acting as a visual warning to low flying aircraft. The aircraft warning spheres on the transmission lines are instlled near small airports and where power lines run on a large open ground such as lakes, planes, and canyons. The aerial markers power lines are big and colored so that aircraft pilots can be able to see them from a far. Table Of Contents
Purpose of Aerial Marker Balls
Design of the aerial marker balls
Installation
Types of aerial marker balls
Conclusion
Purpose of Aerial Marker Balls
Balls on power lines purpose are to prevent damage and loss of lives when low flying aircrafts hit and get entangled on the power lines. They warn pilots of the impending danger posed by the power lines. Design of the aerial marker balls
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) recommends that the balls should not have a diameter less than 600mm. | https://www.miyafrp.com/blog/know-everything-about-the-balls-on-power-lines.html |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_407898449#0_823879909 | Title: Coverage Insights: Addressing Abuse and Molestation Liability through Insurance - MJ Insurance
Headings: Coverage Insights: Addressing Abuse and Molestation Liability through Insurance
Coverage Insights: Addressing Abuse and Molestation Liability through Insurance
What Are the Risks?
Gaps in Traditional Coverage
Abuse and Molestation Insurance
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Content: Coverage Insights: Addressing Abuse and Molestation Liability through Insurance - MJ Insurance
Coverage Insights: Addressing Abuse and Molestation Liability through Insurance
Posted on September 10, 2019 by Carol Scully in Insurance Resources, Risk Management
website maker The possibility of a costly abuse claim arising is a very real threat for organizations that provide care or services to vulnerable populations, including children, the disabled and the elderly. Abuse can take a variety of forms as it can be physical, emotional, sexual or even financial in nature. Year after year, sports associations, day cares, schools, camps, churches and other charitable organizations face the staggering financial cost of civil judgments due to the abusive conduct of their employees or volunteers. While organizations can mitigate their exposure to incidents of abuse through proper risk management, no organization is ever immune to abuse claims. With this in mind, it is imperative for organizations to understand what role insurance can play in relation to liability arising from actual or alleged abuse. What Are the Risks? In recent years, organizations in certain industries, especially the religious and education sectors, have been propelled into the spotlight because of lawsuits stemming from allegations of sexual misconduct or abuse toward minors. Sexual misconduct, molestation and abuse are serious liability issues for any business, but certain organizations are especially at risk if there is frequent, unsupervised interaction between children and adults. | https://www.mjinsurance.com/2019/09/10/coverage-insights-addressing-abuse-and-molestation-liability-through-insurance/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_407942473#1_823984551 | Title: Divorce Rates in Canada - M.J. O’Nions
Headings: Divorce Rates in Canada
Divorce Rates in Canada
What percentages of marriage end in divorce in Canada?
How long does the average marriage last in Canada?
What’s the most common age for divorce?
Which profession has the highest rate of divorce?
How long do you have to be separated before divorce in Canada?
How much does divorce cost in Canada?
Content: The divorce rate tends to decrease as the length of the marriage increases. How long does the average marriage last in Canada? The average duration of marriages in Canada remains steady around 14 years with 42% of the divorces occurring for marriages lasting between 10 and 24 years. What’s the most common age for divorce? The average age of people at the time of divorce is 41.9 years of age for women and 44.5 years of age for men. The average age a person gets married is 27.6 years of age for women and 30.2 years of age for men. The average age at marriage and the average age at divorce have both increased slightly since 2006. Which profession has the highest rate of divorce? In Canada, there are no reliable statistics on the divorce rate by profession. However, data from the United States show that the professions with the highest divorce rates include dancers and choreographers, bartenders, gaming managers and service workers, and nurses. | https://www.mjonions.com/divorce-rates-in-canada/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_409749472#16_827944176 | Title: Pulse oximeter: How it works, use, reading chart
Headings: Pulse oximeter: How it works, use, reading chart
Pulse oximeter: How it works, use, reading chart
Pulse oximeter definition
How pulse oximeter works?
How to read pulse oximeter?
Pulse oximeter reading chart
PRbpm:
What are the different uses of the pulse oximeter?
How to use a pulse oximeter properly?
Usage risk of pulse oximeter
Pulse oximeter for children
Can a pulse oximeter measure respiratory rate?
Can a pulse oximeter detect heart problems?
Can pulse oximeter give false reading?
On which finger pulse oximeter should be placed?
Which pulse oximeter to buy?
Content: Otherwise, no other risk is involved in its use. Pulse oximeter for children
The same pulse oximeter can be used for kids also. Children have thin fingers. So it should be placed on the thumb, toe, palm, or feet. But for accurate results, both the ends that is light emitter and photo-detector part must face each other in opposite direction. Pulse oximeter for kids also available in the market. Have a look at it here on Amazon. Can a pulse oximeter measure respiratory rate? No. It doesn't measure respiratory rate. | https://www.mktalks.com/2021/01/pulse-oximeter-how-it-works-use-reading.html |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_424138209#6_853062154 | Title: Our Turn: Are people too dependent on the Internet? - mlive.com
Headings: Our Turn: Are people too dependent on the Internet?
Our Turn: Are people too dependent on the Internet?
By Olivia Reed
By Tom Stankewicz
By John Henby
Around the web
Content: The Internet can be used to get directions, look up information, connect to friends, shop and much more. None of these are necessarily bad. All of them can be done without the Internet as well, but the Internet allows people to do them more quickly and efficiently. People rely on the Internet because it is the best way to do many tasks quickly. Doing a Google search is much faster than any alternative. If there is a better way, people would use that instead. Basically, the Internet combines many resources, which people would otherwise have to waste time and energy to peruse, but can now access at the click of a button. Using the best possible resource available is a good thing, and if for some reason the Internet is not working, there are always other resources available. Being dependent on the Internet causes problems when it becomes a person’s only social outreach. This can cause alienation because of a lack of face time, but sending e-mails, social networking and video chatting in moderation can be a fun and important way to stay in touch with family, friends and co-workers. | https://www.mlive.com/opinion/kalamazoo/2010/12/our_turn_are_people_too_depend.html |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_424138209#11_853069397 | Title: Our Turn: Are people too dependent on the Internet? - mlive.com
Headings: Our Turn: Are people too dependent on the Internet?
Our Turn: Are people too dependent on the Internet?
By Olivia Reed
By Tom Stankewicz
By John Henby
Around the web
Content: We are so transfixed on exploring the world through a box that we ignore the world around us. Rather than going to visit a famous landmark, we can just search for it on Google Maps. Who needs to discover the world when we have discovered the World Wide Web? So, the Internet has become more than just a source of information or a simple way of communicating. It has become a way of life where people rely on the Internet to perform basic human functions. We are losing our physical communication because we are so dependent on the Internet to the point of enslavement. This technology has become a part of us, and if it were ripped from us, many think it would decrease productivity. What our minds conceive, our consciences must control. Throughout history, those who relied too much on their resources were crippled when those resources disappeared. Our dependency on the Internet is no different. | https://www.mlive.com/opinion/kalamazoo/2010/12/our_turn_are_people_too_depend.html |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_424138209#12_853070763 | Title: Our Turn: Are people too dependent on the Internet? - mlive.com
Headings: Our Turn: Are people too dependent on the Internet?
Our Turn: Are people too dependent on the Internet?
By Olivia Reed
By Tom Stankewicz
By John Henby
Around the web
Content: We are losing our physical communication because we are so dependent on the Internet to the point of enslavement. This technology has become a part of us, and if it were ripped from us, many think it would decrease productivity. What our minds conceive, our consciences must control. Throughout history, those who relied too much on their resources were crippled when those resources disappeared. Our dependency on the Internet is no different. It has restructured our daily lives and we have begun to follow it blindly into the future. If we rely on it too much, our addiction will keep growing until the addiction itself controls our functionality. John Henby is a senior at Galesburg-Augusta High School. High school students from 19 southwestern Michigan schools serve on the Kalamazoo Gazette's Young Editorial Staff. The students pick their own discussion topics. | https://www.mlive.com/opinion/kalamazoo/2010/12/our_turn_are_people_too_depend.html |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_430948566#3_865612213 | Title: Gun Control: Pros and Cons
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Should civilian possession of handguns and other non-hunting guns be banned or severely restricted? YES
Most violent crimes are committed with guns; thus, restricting gun ownership will likely reduce the number of such crimes. Lunatics, bullied school kids, disgruntled workers, and others can inflict mass casualties with guns that otherwise wouldn't be possible. A crime victim who has a gun may be in more danger than an unarmed person since the criminal may kill in perceived self-defense. Suicides and crimes of passion are higher with gun availability, as it's much easier to act immediately on your impulses when a gun is available. The 2nd Amendment of the Constitution was targeted towards militia, e.g. the National Guard, rather than individuals. Crimes that may have been less harmful can be made more dangerous by adding a gun. Legalized gun ownership means guns have a greater chance of falling into the hands of kids, potentially resulting in some deadly accidents. | https://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/1223265-Gun-Control-Pros-and-Cons |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_430948566#5_865616685 | Title: Gun Control: Pros and Cons
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Content: Terrorism, school shootings, and other modern circumstances make guns more dangerous nowadays. NO
Criminals will always find a way to obtain their guns, leaving law-abiding citizens without any weapons to use in defense. Crimes are often prevented by the deterrent effect of the possibility of victim gun possession. The 2nd Amendment to the Constitution protects the individual's right to gun ownership. Woman and weaker individuals may have no means of self-defense from rape or other crimes, especially in the inner city. Guns in the possession of citizens are an added protection against government tyranny. Police are often too overwhelmed to protect all citizens from violent crime. Banning guns will create another potentially large source of organized criminal revenue, as a black market for guns will surely develop. Banning guns will take away yet another piece of our liberty, which is one more step to socialism and totalitarianism. Reasonable gun control & education steps can be put in place, so an outright ban is unnecessary. | https://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/1223265-Gun-Control-Pros-and-Cons |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_433912029#6_872374026 | Title: Diego Rivera – MMoCA
Headings: El sueño (La noche de los pobres)/Sleep (The night of the poor)
The Art
El sueño (La noche de los pobres)/Sleep (The night of the poor)
The Artist
Key Ideas
Discussion Questions
Content: He absorbed a variety of influences from old masters to then-contemporary trends in Cubism and Post-Impressionism. During this period, he formed relationships with key figures in avant-garde and modernist circles. Beginning in 1910, Mexico experienced a violent revolution and civil war that sought to achieve social and racial equality for the landless indigenous working class. In 1920, José Vasconcelos, the newly-appointed Mexican Minister of Education, presented Rivera with a grant to fund a seventeen-month stay in Italy where he studied Etruscan, Byzantine, and Renaissance art. His exposure to Italian frescoes would prove to be influential to his later contribution to Mexico’s own mural tradition. In 1921, Rivera returned to Mexico for the first time since his departure in 1907. The post-revolutionary Mexican government was enacting a series of reforms to promote and solidify its nationalist and socialist ideals, and Vasconcelos recognized the power of murals for this purpose. He developed a government-sponsored public art program that commissioned artists to paint murals in government buildings throughout Mexico. Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and José Clemente Orozco were among the most prominent of these artists and, together, became known as Los tres grandes (The Three Great Ones) for their contributions to Mexican art during this period. The public mural program promoted what was known as Mexican Modernism; | https://www.mmoca.org/learn/for-teachers/teaching-pages/diego-rivera |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_441479836#3_886674863 | Title: How to Get Rid of Moles in Your Yard
Headings: How to Get Rid of Moles in Your Yard
How to Get Rid of Moles in Your Yard
Mole traps
Moles' food sources
Mole repellents
Facts about moles in your yard
Content: Mole traps
The most effective method, he said, is trapping. When shopping for a mole trap, Huot advises homeowners to consider several important factors. These include: Efficiency. Will the trap catch moles? Safety. Many traps have dangerous features such as sharp spears or a device that acts as a strong choker. Many mole traps protrude above ground and could pose a potential danger to children and pets. Cost. This becomes especially important if many traps are needed. | https://www.mnn.com/your-home/organic-farming-gardening/stories/how-to-get-rid-of-moles-in-your-yard |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_441766662#7_887284449 | Title: Rondo Neighborhood, St. Paul | MNopedia
Headings: Rondo Neighborhood, St. Paul
Rondo Neighborhood, St. Paul
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Content: When the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 promised funding, it set in motion plans to lay down the freeway through the heart of the Rondo area. Resistance to the freeway plan came quickly. In early 1956, Reverend Floyd Massey Jr. and Timothy Howard started the Rondo–St. Anthony Improvement Association. This group, speaking for threatened property holders, protested the proposed route and pushed for assistance for those forced to move. The Housing Authority offered to help if the Highway Department would pay $30,000 to cover costs, but ultimately contributed no funds. The St. Paul City Council rebuffed attempts at passing local open-occupancy laws. The association did, however, succeed in changing the interstate’s design from an elevated to a depressed highway with bridges joining the bisected sides, dividing the community in a less pronounced way. In September of 1956, when construction began, some Rondo residents continued to resist. Police forcibly removed Reverend George Davis from his home when he refused to evacuate and make way for wrecking crews. | https://www.mnopedia.org/place/rondo-neighborhood-st-paul |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_441841188#8_887422623 | Title: Minnesota State Boundaries | MNopedia
Headings: Minnesota State Boundaries
Minnesota State Boundaries
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Content: They insisted that this was the only possible demarcation. Wisconsin, they said, had to include all of the remaining land in the old Northwest Territory. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 had stated that no more than five states should be formed out of the territory. Congress, however, proposed to limit Wisconsin to its present western boundary. The line follows a straight course due south from a specified point on the St. Louis River to the St. Croix River. It then runs along the center of the St. Croix and the Mississippi. Delegates at Wisconsin's constitutional conventions contested this boundary. Generally, the people who lived in the St. Paul–Stillwater area did not want to belong to the state of Wisconsin. They preferred a new state to the northwest of Wisconsin. As a result, they tried to get Wisconsin's northwest boundary placed well east of the St. Croix. | https://www.mnopedia.org/thing/minnesota-state-boundaries |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_441959980#0_887662732 | Title: Marginalized Populations
Headings: Marginalized Populations
Marginalized Populations
Content: Marginalized Populations
Marginalized Populations
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The social revolution of the 1970s coined the word “marginalized” to describe the experiences of those who live on the fringe of mainstream America. Such persons are systematically excluded from full participation in the American dream and consequently lack the self-efficacy to improve their life situation. In the end, society pays the costs when people encounter barriers to achieving their potential. The term marginalized has expanded from originally referring to minorities and persons from poverty, to include a long list of cultures and populations. Here is a sample of the most common marginalized groups: GLBT
Senior citizens
Racial/Cultural minorities
Military Combat Veterans
Persons of below average intelligence
Hearing, visually, and Physically Challenged Persons
Persons with a serious and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI)
Persons with Cognitive Impairments
Gamblers and Substance Abusers
Autism Spectrum Persons
Gifted and Talented Persons
Persons with disfigurements
Persons Living in Poverty
Sex Offenders
The Homeless
Felons
While this is only a listing of those most commonly referred to as marginalized, there are other individual people who just do not fit into mainstream culture, and suffer the same consequences. Such persons are all around us but virtually invisible…unless they cause problems or disrupt the lifestyles of mainstream persons. Significant disparities exist for marginalized people in every aspect of their lives such as health care, employment, legal rights under the law, housing, and access to services. They are often the silent and invisible victims of discrimination, violence, social stigma, and assault. Sometimes they are abused by bullies and predators or exploited and mistreated by caregivers, family, neighbors, friends, acquaintances, and professionals. | https://www.mnpsych.org/index.php?option=com_dailyplanetblog&view=entry&category=division news&id=71:marginalized-populations |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_441959980#1_887664977 | Title: Marginalized Populations
Headings: Marginalized Populations
Marginalized Populations
Content: GLBT
Senior citizens
Racial/Cultural minorities
Military Combat Veterans
Persons of below average intelligence
Hearing, visually, and Physically Challenged Persons
Persons with a serious and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI)
Persons with Cognitive Impairments
Gamblers and Substance Abusers
Autism Spectrum Persons
Gifted and Talented Persons
Persons with disfigurements
Persons Living in Poverty
Sex Offenders
The Homeless
Felons
While this is only a listing of those most commonly referred to as marginalized, there are other individual people who just do not fit into mainstream culture, and suffer the same consequences. Such persons are all around us but virtually invisible…unless they cause problems or disrupt the lifestyles of mainstream persons. Significant disparities exist for marginalized people in every aspect of their lives such as health care, employment, legal rights under the law, housing, and access to services. They are often the silent and invisible victims of discrimination, violence, social stigma, and assault. Sometimes they are abused by bullies and predators or exploited and mistreated by caregivers, family, neighbors, friends, acquaintances, and professionals. Those of us who feel a sense of personal empowerment in our lives may see the marginalized as being somewhere or someplace else, and not within our living circle. The marginalized are very skilled in keeping a low profile. They have been repeatedly hurt, and aware of the stereotypes applied to their group. They are all around us, right in our community, on the job, or residing in our own homes. They are our children, siblings, relatives, co-workers, neighbors, and partners. | https://www.mnpsych.org/index.php?option=com_dailyplanetblog&view=entry&category=division news&id=71:marginalized-populations |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_441959980#2_887667017 | Title: Marginalized Populations
Headings: Marginalized Populations
Marginalized Populations
Content: Those of us who feel a sense of personal empowerment in our lives may see the marginalized as being somewhere or someplace else, and not within our living circle. The marginalized are very skilled in keeping a low profile. They have been repeatedly hurt, and aware of the stereotypes applied to their group. They are all around us, right in our community, on the job, or residing in our own homes. They are our children, siblings, relatives, co-workers, neighbors, and partners. Everyone I know has a marginalized person within their network. We are all guaranteed that over our lifespan we will all have physical, mental, and emotional issues that will make us a marginalized person as well. None of us are immune from injury, disease, mental illness, and changes due to aging. An example from my own life was being a very healthy and strong sixty-year-old three years ago, and then having a potential life-threatening event occur every year since then. I am now doing well and absolutely grateful for the blessings and people who took over and sustained me during the difficult times. | https://www.mnpsych.org/index.php?option=com_dailyplanetblog&view=entry&category=division news&id=71:marginalized-populations |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_458663635#9_924832572 | Title: The Evolution of Communication through the Centuries | MobileCon
Headings: The Evolution of Communication through the Centuries
The Evolution of Communication through the Centuries
Cave Paintings
Symbols
Smoke Signals
Carrier Pigeons
Postal System
Newspaper
Radio
Telegraph
Telephone
Television
Internet
E-mail
Text Message
Social Media
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Content: In 1844, Morse sent his first telegraph message. Telephone
The telegraphy was immediately replaced by the telephone. It was invented by Scottish Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. The telephone acts is a telecommunication device that converts human audio signals to electronic signals which are transmitted via cables. It was further developed to commercially cater to local and long distant calls. In the 1900s, landline telephone service began. Up until now, the telephone remained one of the most reliable telecommunication devices. Television
Along with telephones, television started to become a mode of indirect communication to the mass audience. The television was not just invented by a single person, but developed through the efforts of various brilliant people. The earliest records of TV broadcasting occurred after the World War II, in which the display was still black and white. | https://www.mobilecon2012.com/the-evolution-of-communication-through-the-centuries/ |
msmarco_v2.1_doc_47_482115617#6_981041045 | Title: The Most Common Problems Teenagers Face Today
Headings: The Most Common Problems Teenagers Face Today
The Most Common Problems Teenagers Face Today
Content: They can suffer more from these problems when they have trouble adjusting. Hormonal changes have huge effects on the general growth and mood of the teens. Puberty changes tempt teenagers to compare themselves with people around them and when they find they do not match their standards, they feel low. They also compare themselves with those seen on TV, in movies, and in the magazines. Most youths' ability to develop positive self-esteem is affected by family life and parental criticism. Teenagers who experience negative comments about their appearances, the way they talk, etc stuff also develop poor self-esteem and body image. Bullying
Bullying is one of the worst teenage problems and affects millions of youths. Bullying causes fear in the minds of kids, and makes them nervous going to school each day. The adults do not always witness the bullying in their lives. The teenage children may be subject to heavy bullying as they may not understand how extreme it can get. | https://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/5465/16/the-most-common-problems-teenagers-face-today.html |
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